#BATHETIC

The noun bathos refers to an abrupt and often ludicrous transition from the elevated to the ordinary (a form of anticlimax), or to an excessively sentimental demonstration of pathos. The word bathos (adjective form, bathetic) almost always has a negative connotation.

Wisconsin is a problem; the 2018 midterms were a disaster for Republicans there.

Republicans Are Fueling a Generation of Democrats

In 2020,one-in-ten eligible voters will be members of Generation Z who will be between the ages 18 and 23 next year. That will occur as Millennials and all other older generations account for a smaller share of eligible voters than they did in 2016. Gen Z and Millennials dislke Trump, favor a more socialist government, and see growing diversity in U.S. as beneficial.