Who or What Was Responsible for GOP Nationwide Collapse in Midterms?

Plus: ‘Not Permitted in the Public Square’: How 1 Australian Christian Was Forced to Resign November 19 2022 Good morning from Washington, where Democrats are still breathing sighs of relief that they didn’t do far worse in the midterm elections. What happened to Republicans? Victor Davis Hanson has thoughts. More counties in Illinois vote to form their own, less liberal state, Kevin Bessler reports. Plus: the head of an Australian football team is persecuted for being Christian; what goes unaddressed in the debate over the climate; and former Trump chief of staff Mick Mulvaney’s take on the “election denier” label. Eighty years ago today, the Soviet Red Army under Gen. Georgy Zhukov launches a counteroffensive that will turn the tide against Nazi Germany in the Battle of Stalingrad. COMMENTARY [Who or What Was Responsible for GOP Nationwide Collapse in Midterms?]() [Who or What Was Responsible for GOP Nationwide Collapse in Midterms?]() By Victor Davis Hanson In 2010, President Obama lost 63 House seats. Is President Biden, therefore, more charismatic or more energetic than Obama? Was his agenda more successful and popular? [More]() COMMENTARY [‘Not Permitted in the Public Square’: How 1 Australian Christian Was Forced to Resign]() [‘Not Permitted in the Public Square’: How 1 Australian Christian Was Forced to Resign]() By Arielle Del Turco The source of public controversy was that Andrew Thorburn’s church articulated a biblical understanding of sexuality and a proper Christian response to the tragedy of abortion. [More]() COMMENTARY [Critical Facts Ignored in the Climate Change Debate]() [Critical Facts Ignored in the Climate Change Debate]() By Guillermo Gonzalez It’s no exaggeration to say that the wide availability of fossil fuels almost exclusively resulted in the steep rise in the standard of living over the 20th century and into the 21st. [More]() NEWS [Growing List of Illinois Counties Vote to Leave Illinois, Form New State]() [Growing List of Illinois Counties Vote to Leave Illinois, Form New State]() By Kevin Bessler This isn’t the first time frustrated downstate Illinoisans have lobbied to split from the state. [More]() COMMENTARY [Why Does ‘Election Denier’ Apply Only to 2020?]() [Why Does ‘Election Denier’ Apply Only to 2020?]() By Mick Mulvaney Most of what this entire “election denier” mania is about is finding yet another way to undermine Republican candidates for public office. [More]() [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] [Donate to The Daily Signal]() [Find us on Facebook]() [Find us on Facebook]() [Follow us on Twitter]() [Follow us on Twitter]() How are we doing?We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at [letters@dailysignal.com](). The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843]() Add [morningbell@heritage.org]() to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.]() -