We’ve assessed the 2018 campaign that began and ended with the fight for the election narrative. Our conclusion: This was not a base election. Independents decided the outcome, breaking for Democrats by 12 points.
It was a missed opportunity.
By “we” I mean the Winston Group, which on Tuesday released an extensive post-election analysis of the 2018 midterms. We looked at exit poll data from the National Election Pool and Edison Research, along with our own Winning the Issues survey, done Election Night.
Here are the takeaways. CONT.
David Winston, Roll Call