News Analysis Exuberant Republicans cannot wait for the 2022 mid-term elections that they expect will restore their congressional majorities and the 2024 presidential contest to put one of their own back in the Oval Office. Public approval ratings for President Joe Biden and the Democratic Congress are scraping bottom thanks to surging inflation, chaos at the Southern border, failure to end the still-deadly pandemic, a stunning relapse into energy dependence, and a perceived impotence against growing Chinese and Russian aggression overseas. Even so, interviews by The Epoch Times of GOP office holders, advocates, and campaign strategists show the optimism is tempered by questions on the best strategy for getting to victory, and worries about potentially crippling splits over the proper role of former President Donald Trump and the party’s stance on certain social issues. But first, Republicans have to win back majorities in Congress next November. ‘Kitchen-Table Issues’ Club for …