national journal columnist josh kraushaar.hank you so much for being here. >> is good to be here. guy, let me start with you. where the politics? the way in which our leaders have behaved over the last two years, how does that change the weight we've seen republicans living in virginia all most winning in new jersey. how's that going to change the politics post covid? >> that is exactly what the democrats are suddenly worried about. and for all of them in this cascade over the span of just a few days to decide all the sudden the mandates can go, the masks can go, there is no actual science yes case counts have come down but in schools in particular case counts have never been the issue. the science has not changed by the politics of change i think even of the white house is lagging behind of course this cdc is lagging behind. these democrats are saying things making arguments republicans have been making for quite some time. they've been demonized for it. they've been attacked for your right to point out glenn junkin in virgin

josh kraushaar, what do you want to pick up on? >> well let's talk about gerrymandering, both parties are trying to jerry mander as effectively as possible, they're allowed to, no restrictions on that, but what you've seen is republicans hit road blocks in dealish with state supreme courts, not the u.s. supreme court but state supreme courts in many of the biggest states in the country, ohio, north carolina, foremost among them, so new york, saw a map democrats may gain three to four seats from as result of a very efficient and ruthless party jerry mander, north carolina, the courts blocked those maps from taking place so both parties want gerrymandering, it's party politics, both parties want to maximize their power as ruthlessly as possible but the courts have been more sceptical of the republicans maps, the new york map will face a legal scrutiny but a lot of republicans are sceptical that liberal new york state supreme court is going to do the same thing as what happened in ohio, north carolina, in turning over these partisan m

it is a good day to be joined by josh kraushaar. the latest column you have for against the brain, waive watch is the headline, a look at the political potential upsets in the 2022 midterms. explain what a wave election is and how we know when one will hit. caller: we have had a lot of wave elections in the last 10 to 15 years because voters have been dissatisfied with whatever party has been in charge. wave elections are a rejection of the governing party for the out party or the party not in power takes control of congress were picks up a lot of seats in the house and senate. it has been the reality that since 2006 we have seen a lot of wave elections, whether it was trump being rejected in 2018 or democrats taking control of the house, or republicans in 2010 and 2014 capitalizing on anger against former president obama. part of the reason we are seeing so many wave elections is the public does not like government, they do not trust either government and the power goes from party to party in cycle after cycle. guest: is a red wave

. >> my thanks to guy benson and josh kraushaar. that is up for us this week will be back next week for news and commentary right here on the wall street journal at large. thank you so much for joining me. ♪ ♪ ♪♪ >> welcome to baron's roundtable. the ceo of mattel has taken the company beyond boardgames. we will tell you where the iconic toymakers headed next. just in time for the super bowl, gambling stocks you can bet on but we begin with the most important things investors ought to be thinking about. on thursday it was rate hikes years, friday, russia. what do investors expect? we are halfway through earnings season was what we can expect from major retailers. disney shares surged after a blockbuster fourth quarter with disney plus closing the gap on netflix. ben levinson, jack howell, make :the only make sense is the russian news. this inflation number was astronomical, 7.5% year over year got a reaction on the market but friday the market was looking like it was going to finish higher which is amazing given inflation was so hot

it is a good day to be joined by josh kraushaar.est column you have for against the brain, waive watch is the headline, a look at the political potential upsets in the 2022 midterms. explain what a wave election is and how we know when one will hit. caller: we have had a lot of wave elections in the last 10 to 15 years because voters have been dissatisfied with whatever party has been in charge. wave elections are a rejection of the governing party for the out party or the party not in power takes control of congress were picks up a lot of seats in the house and senate. it has been the reality that since 2006 we have seen a lot of wave elections, whether it was trump being rejected in 2018 or democrats taking control of the house, or republicans in 2010 and 2014 capitalizing on anger against former president obama. part of the reason we are seeing so many wave elections is the public does not like government, they do not trust either government and the power goes from party to party in cycle after cycle. guest: is a red wave -- host

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and josh kraushaar politics editor for national journal. welcome to all of you.ier how people were feeling. gas is at 7 year high the prices for groceries and all kinds of things. that's reflected in this abc news up sews poll when people are asked how they feel about the u.s. economy. 75% say not so good or poor. byron, there is still a disconnect. >> there is. i mean, first of all, we should say it really is good news, not just for the country but good news for joe biden. it is good news for democrats who are going to try to keep control of congress in the fall. but there is this persistent inflation worry. it is eating away at people's quality of life. wages went up. actually 5.7% over last year. you think that's really good but that has been eaten up entirely and more by inflation. so that's why you have those bad feelings about the economy and it looks like they will persist as we get closer and closer to the election. >> kimberly we all want positive news for our economy and we want people to feel successful and they can put food on the table and those kind

it is a good day to be joined by josh kraushaar. the latest column you have for against the brain, waive watch is the headline, a look at the political potential upsets in