That's because a loss won't be the shellacking the Republicans need to reform and turn from their antidemocratic path. When a party is humiliated, its partisans look inward and correct course, as Democrats did after the Reagan era. A comeuppance didn't work to change Republicans after 2020, when President Trump lost, because the party made gains in other contests. They only need net gains of five seats in House races and one in Senate contests to take over Congress. Overall, Republican voters are falling in line as Nov. 8 approaches.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 15, 2022 17:49 UTC