Many Republicans claimed it was tyranny what Democrats did during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Closing businesses, forcing people to wear masks, and vaccine mandates all drew the ire of those on the Right. They called it tyranny and oppression. They said such people would pay come election time in 2022. But, as it turned out, none of it mattered. All the supposed tyranny and oppression from less than two years ago was irrelevant Tuesday night. The politicians that many said were going to lose because of lockdowns cruised to election night victories.