Democrats grip on power, both locally and nationally is very (too?) strong.
They control MSM, school boards, big business, practically everything that matters to swing the political spectrum in their favor.
Analysts are now saying Trump is the reason the republicans did so poorly in the mid-terms. The independent voters voted democrat instead of usually voting for republican this time around. The analysts blame Trump's involvement in the key candidates' campaigns. The "I voted for so and so because I oppose Trump" was greater than "I voted for so and so because I oppose Biden"
Sad to say, the mid-terms was about Trump and biden. Not about the pressing issues of rampant inflation, high prices of gas and supplies, blank checks for Ukraine, etc.
If that is true, I'd bet the MSM, DNC, and countless other social media misinformation campaigns against Trump contributed greatly to this.