President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference a day after the midterm elections, from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 9, 2022.

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference a day after the midterm elections, from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 9, 2022.

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Democrats must respond to young voters

"Dance with the one that brung you," goes the old saw. Democrats would be wise to absorb its wisdom. In the last election, pundits expected a "red wave," with inflation high, Biden unpopular, and the history of midterm elections. Instead, Democrats were handed the best midterm results of any party since the 2002 midterm when Republicans were boosted by the post-9/11 sentiments.