The Republican surge that gave that party control of the US House of Representatives reflected a shift of some moderate independents, even as Republican leaders portrayed the election as “the American people” having repudiated the policies of the sitting U.S. President, Barak Obama. In other words, that 54% vote for a given Republican and 46% vote for the Democratic opponent does not mean that the 54% constitute “the American People.”
The full essay is at "U.S. Midterm Election."
