The Republican Party’s Problem is the Republican Base

Running hard-right MAGA candidates in swing states is a recipe for defeat. But the GOP base loves them.

Donald Trump (Gage Skidmore for Creative Commons)

With inflation near 8% and an unpopular president in the White House, history suggested that Tuesday’s midterm elections were going to be a wipeout for Democrats, as the 1994 and 2010 midterms had been…