Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed John D. O’Connor.
Most observers on both sides of the political divide were surprised by the tepid performances of Republican candidates in the 2022 midterm elections.
While many issues seemed to favor Republicans, what was ignored were the profound differences in thought and corresponding electoral rhetoric that provided voters with two opposing prisms through which they could view recent economic and social problems.
Contrasting thought and rhetoric followed a pattern that has characterized American democracy since its institution in the late 18th century, resulting in results strikingly similar to those of the election of 1800. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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