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At least in blue and purple states, voters sent a strong message that they don't want to hear any more about transgender kids in sports or Big Lies about stolen elections; they want normalcy in their politics and they want to affirm respect for democracy, the culture wars worked in red states, some of which only got redder, but Republicans deeply underperformed with the same groups that united for Biden's victory in 2020: young voters, women, people of color, and independents. Inflation is temporary, but authoritarianism can last forever.