Abby McCloskey, The Dallas Morning News, October 31, 2022

“I want to step back from the fever pitch of midterms to talk about a larger political shift that is underway. That’s the rise of the Republican Party.

For more than three decades, Americans have generally viewed the Democratic Party more favorably than the Republican Party. In 2020, these trend lines began to reverse, and this year the lines crossed. More Americans (44%) now view the Republican Party favorably than the Democratic Party (39%), according to Gallup News. Republicans have had an advantage this large in only 4 of the 124 quarters since 1991.”