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The News and Sentinel printed an unusual letter to the editor on Nov. 27. That letter was unusual because it actually contained verifiable and factual information. When you’re dealing with the writer of that letter, who has a bad habit of creating his own “facts” in his letters to the editor, that makes a factual letter unusual.

The subject of his letter was removal of Mitch McConnell from his minority leadership position in the Senate.

That writer thinks McConnell should have provided unwavering financial and moral support to every Republican senate candidate, regardless of their political position or beliefs. That writer claims McConnell spent too much on liberal Republicans and provided neither funds nor campaign support to many of the Republican losers. That letter writer thinks McConnell’s failure to support every Senate Republican candidate was the reason the “red wave” didn’t happen, like every conservative politician had predicted. That’s why he wants McConnell kicked out of his job.

I think that’s an oversimplified view of recent political history. McConnell wasn’t the only conservative responsible for the failure of the “red wave.” Many conservatives misjudged events leading up to the midterm election.

First, many of the Democratic candidates were far better positioned than the media gave them credit for. Second, conservatives were counting on the history of mid-term elections going against the party in control of congress and the White House. Third, the general public had grown sick and tired of “Trump’s Big Lie” about the “stolen election.” That “big lie” nonsense was interesting, temporarily, but most people were smart enough to know it was just political garbage. When other conservative candidates adopted the “Big Lie” as part of their own campaign strategy, most citizens said, enough is enough.

The end result was the failure of the “red wave,” to the disappointment of many Republicans. Conservatives had fantasized about making Joe Biden’s next two years in office a miserable experience. That ain’t gonna happen now.

Gee! Don’t you just hate to see disappointed Republicans.

Ralph Chambers

Parkersburg