Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel identified a significant reason why the GOP underperformed during the Nov. 8 midterms.
“Ticket-splitting was everywhere. We won eight races statewide in Georgia, but then [Sen. Raphael] Warnock wins the runoff. [Sen.] Ron Johnson wins in Wisconsin, but [Gov. Tony] Evers holds the governorship,” McDaniel told WABC 77 on Sunday, describing the phenomenon as “massive” in scope. “It’s not a one size fits all.”
McDaniel did not address how Republicans could combat ticket-splitting in their favor.
Split-ticket voting is when a voter casts ballots for candidates of different political parties for different offices. That’s opposed to straight-ticket voting, where a voter selects candidates from the same political party….