• To say that the upcoming election is the most important in American history is a cliché at this point, more of a biannual tradition than an actual warning. The arguments made often sound ridiculous in retrospect — but there is a strong case for the 2022 midterms to be the most important election in American history.
  • The results of next month’s voting will determine if there are any more real elections in the future. Also on the ballot are potential global financial apocalypse, enormous cuts to Medicare and Social Security, and all manner of ancillary issues. And yet these issues are almost totally absent from mainstream political reporting, and apparently, the minds of swing voters who will decide the control of Congress and statewide offices around the country.
  • The stakes badly need to be clarified, so consider this an attempt to lay them bare.

  • Should they win, they will certainly attempt to end democracy as we know it in their states. The effort will probably look like an updated version of Jim Crow:

Source: msnbc.com