Henry Olsen

This week’s historic Republican landslide is due to a massive swing among white working-class independents in rural and exurban areas, rather than an enthusiasm gap between Republican and Democratic supporters, as the party predicted.

The anger, disappointment, and disgust that the voters will shower on the Obama administration and the Democratic congressional leadership is unusually deep, offering today’s conservatives a rendezvous with destiny.

In every wave year, the winning party ends up grabbing seats that just a short time before the election were on no one’s radar screen, and there are five such races where the GOP could spring a surprise this election.

In wave years, such as this one, approximately 70 percent of the seats in play on Election Day are usually carried by the victorious party.

The employment rate is a better reflection of the bleak future facing American workers than the unemployment rate, and a new report gives Americans little cause for hope.

For all the talk about independents and tea parties, the defining characteristic of this election is the revolt of the white working class, which may determine the outcome of the Senate election in West Virginia.

This fall’s election will be the most intense battle yet between conservatives and liberals for possession of America’s political soul and over what defines American freedom.

An unexpected Swedish victory is just the latest in an unprecedented run of success worldwide for fiscally conservative parties, beginning after the Greek debt crisis in April, which should sound both optimistic and cautionary notes for GOP leaders.

Friday’s labor report is the latest confirmation that our economy is sputtering, and a deeper look at the little-known civilian employment-population ratio, presents what may be a more revealing and troublesome picture.

A look at the civilian employment-population ratio gives a better picture of how hard it is going to be for the United States to recover from financial crisis, and explains why Ronald Reagan’s approach to job creation would be better suited to spur recovery.

The significance and potential of the Tea Party movement can only be understood by examining populism in its unique manifestation in the United States, where its history is both consoling and cautionary about this modern populist movement.

In deviating from the traditional theme of the Conservative Party, David Cameron has isolated upper-middle-class voters and generated underwhelming support from the electorate.