President Trump on Wednesday blamed Tuesday’s Republican election defeats on the government shutdown and the fact that he wasn’t on the ballot. If he really believes this, the GOP is heading for bigger problems in 2026.
Mr. Trump was on the ballot—not literally, but nonetheless as the main motivating force behind a dominating Democratic turnout. Winning Democratic candidates for Governor in New Jersey and Virginia linked their opponents to Mr. Trump, driving Democratic voters to the polls and erasing the GOP gains in 2024 among Hispanics, black men and independents.
Yes, Democrats won in Democrat states. What a story.
ReplyDeleteThe total rout of Reublican issues was not limited to New Jersey!
DeleteDemocrats lose in an off year election: Not a big deal.
DeleteRepublicans lose in an off year election: OMG! Such a landslide! A total repudiation of Trump! This is the end of MAGA! Praised be the Lord!
Or do you remember when you condemned the Republicans for rejigging districts to improve their election changes? Yet the Democrats did the same thing in California and what an amazing and proper thing they did to save democracy!
There's two things you just don't get:
1) When New York falls apart under Mamdani and AOC runs for senator on the same wonky platform, people will run back to the GOP as the saner choice.
2) Trump is done. He can't run for re-election so he's free to spend the next three years doing whatever he wants without anyone to stop him. This election changed nothing.
Garnel even Trump acknowleged this was a significant result contrary to your claims
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