Shapiro: This Is Now a Republican Owned Economy, If There’s a Backlash, It’s Going to Happen to Republicans

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SHAPIRO: "Well, I mean, I think that this is the launch of the midterm election cycle, obviously. And as Bakari says, Republicans did not do well last night. And it‘s also true, obviously, that Democrats were very likely to win in Virginia or New Jersey or New York, but obviously, Republicans don‘t take into account the fact that this is now a Republican-owned economy and that this is a Republican-run country. I mean, the Republicans do run both houses of Congress and the presidency. And so if there‘s a backlash, it‘s going to obviously happen to the Republicans. And that is always the most likely scenario. I mean, I think that the question is going to be margins. Right now, there aren‘t that many vulnerable seats actually in the House. The number of challengeable seats is extremely limited, so I don‘t think you‘re going to get a wave that‘s 40 or 50 seats, because I‘m not sure that‘s possible anymore given redistricting and given the big sort that‘s been happening. But for Republicans not to take some alarm at the fact that obviously these exit polls, which are showing the economy still is the number one concern and inflation still is the number one concern, if they don‘t take that seriously, obviously there‘s going to be some serious effects in the midterms."