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* Although the GOP pulled a squeaker win in the 2022 House of Representatives elections, their lame results elsewhere was due to the unpopular ''Dobbs'' Supreme Court decision earlier that year, which reversed ''Roe v. Wade'' and stated abortion is not a right. Other reasons why the overhyped "red wave" flopped were ex-president Donald Trump running for 2024 despite his unpopularity and [[SoreLoser fixation]] with losing the 2020 election to Biden, and GOP candidates embracing authoritarianism and bigotry towards minorities and LGBTQ+ people. Not helping matters was Trump's tendency to interject in many races with his handpicked candidates over GOP leaders' objections. That it took Kevin [=McCarthy=] (R-CA) 15 ballots to become the Speaker of the House[[note]]which was only possible when he agreed to several demands made by the far-right Freedom Caucus, who distrusted him. [=McCarthy=] was ousted from his position in October 2023 after far-right Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) filed a motion to vacate his position because [=McCarthy=] didn't cave into the Freedom Caucus's demands on spending bills to avert a government shutdown. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) became the new speaker later that month, while [=McCarthy=] announced his retirement in December 2023[[/note]] shows the GOP's weak position as they have a razor-thin majority in the House. The only other bright spot for the GOP was incumbent Florida governor Ron [=DeSantis=]'s 20-point LandslideElection victory.
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* Although the GOP pulled Despite attempts to capitalize on rising inflation, their hardline anti-crime stance, and a squeaker win in the 2022 House of Representatives elections, their lame results elsewhere was due to the GOP's overhyped "red wave" flopped because of the unpopular ''Dobbs'' Supreme Court decision earlier that year, which reversed ''Roe v. Wade'' and stated abortion is not a right. Other reasons why the overhyped "red wave" flopped were included ex-president Donald Trump running for 2024 despite his unpopularity and [[SoreLoser fixation]] with losing the 2020 election to Biden, and GOP candidates embracing authoritarianism and bigotry towards minorities and LGBTQ+ people. Not helping matters was Trump's tendency to interject in many races with his handpicked candidates over GOP leaders' objections. That it took Kevin [=McCarthy=] (R-CA) 15 ballots tries to become the Speaker of the House[[note]]which was only possible when he agreed due to him accepting several demands made by the far-right Freedom Caucus, who distrusted him. [=McCarthy=] was ousted from his position in October 2023 after when far-right Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) filed a motion to vacate his position because [=McCarthy=] as he didn't cave into the Freedom Caucus's demands on spending bills to avert a government shutdown. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) became the new speaker later that month, while [=McCarthy=] announced his retirement in December 2023[[/note]] shows the GOP's weak position as they have a razor-thin majority in the House. The only other bright spot for the GOP was incumbent Florida governor Ron [=DeSantis=]'s 20-point LandslideElection victory.reelection landslide.
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*** Related to this is the Senate election with Democratic candidate John Fetterman defeating Republican candidate and celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz as the former framed the latter as an elitist carpetbagger who actually lived in New Jersey until late 2020[[note]]which were first brought up during the GOP primary. Oz only became the nominee after the initial frontrunner dropped out for losing a child custody dispute[[/note]]. The other factor in Fetterman's win despite suffering a stroke was Oz's "crudités" video[[note]]in which he accused president Biden of doing nothing about the rising inflation, but Oz actually looked visibly confused about what items are used in crudités, something which Fetterman himself stated that Pennsylvanians call them "veggie trays." Oz also mistakenly assumed that tequila is included in crudités when grocery stores ''actually'' can't sell alcohol. Oz also mixed up the Wegmans and Redner's supermarket chains with a non-existent "Wegner's" store, which resulted in a parody Twitter account being set up. Comparisons have also been made to UsefulNotes/MichaelDukakis's infamous tank photo-op[[/note]], which only served to make Oz look out-of-touch with the average voter.
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*** Related to this is the Senate election with Democratic candidate John Fetterman defeating Republican candidate and celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz as the former framed the latter as an elitist carpetbagger who actually lived in New Jersey until late 2020[[note]]which were first brought up during the GOP primary. Oz only became the nominee after the initial frontrunner dropped out for losing a child custody dispute[[/note]]. The other factor in Fetterman's win despite suffering a stroke was Oz's "crudités" video[[note]]in which he accused president Biden of doing nothing about the rising inflation, but Oz actually looked visibly confused about what items are used in crudités, something which Fetterman himself stated that Pennsylvanians call them "veggie trays." Oz also mistakenly assumed that tequila is included in crudités when grocery stores ''actually'' can't sell alcohol. Oz also alcohol, and mixed up the Wegmans and Redner's supermarket chains with a non-existent "Wegner's" store, which resulted in a parody Twitter account being set up. Comparisons have also been made to UsefulNotes/MichaelDukakis's infamous tank photo-op[[/note]], which only served to make Oz look out-of-touch with the average voter.
