Speaker 1: On Sunday, Political reported on a sad plight of Democrats
Speaker 1: in Iowa and elsewhere. Besides getting rid of Trump, as
Speaker 1: Democrats believe they've done, the party had an unhappy ending
Speaker 1: in the elections. Their dreams of winning back state houses fizzled,
Speaker 1: and not only did they fail to win the US
Speaker 1: Senate outright, they almost lost the House of Representatives. Political
Speaker 1: reports that the Democrat Party's disastrous election night showing has
Speaker 1: left Iowa Democrats on edge. They're doing a lot of
Speaker 1: soul searching. Supposedly, Senator Joni earns To was said to
Speaker 1: be in the fight of her life. Clawberd her Democrat
Speaker 1: opponent by seven points. President Trump trounced Biden by eight points.
Speaker 1: Iowa Democrats lost one House seat, barely hung on to
Speaker 1: their other one. None of this was predicted by poles
Speaker 1: or pundits who expected a blue wave. This raises one
Speaker 1: of the biggest questions of all, How is it that
Speaker 1: the Republican Party did so well, exceeding all expectations? How
Speaker 1: did the Republicans manage to gain or hold on two
Speaker 1: seats they were supposed to lose at every level of
Speaker 1: the electorate, with the only exception being the most popular
Speaker 1: Republican in the country, President Trump. Well, there's an easy answer.
Speaker 1: President Trump had a great night too until on edge
Speaker 1: Democrats made sure he didn't by giving themselves a ballot
Speaker 1: machine edge. And that's why they're on edge. They're just
Speaker 1: waiting to get caught.