An Overview of the Republican Party after the 2022 Midterm Elections

Key Takeaways The supposed red wave ended up being a red trickle – a missed opportunity but not a complete failure. The opportunity for a sizeable swing to the right went unfulfilled – but the Republican Party still won a narrow House majority. Trump backed Senate candidates cost the Republican Party a Senate majority. The Republican Party still grapples with the Trump dilemma; however, moving on from Trump would not be easy, nor would it signal change within the Republican Party, ‘Make America Great Again’ cultural conservatism took hold of the party before Trump – it merely went by another name