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“The American people did not hire the radical left Democrats last night, they overwhelmingly fired the incompetent Republicans.” — John Solomon

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY Last night was a massacre for the Republican Party. I have serious concerns about potential fraud and cheating, and I hope that the DOJ begins their process immediately. But those concerns cannot become an excuse to avoid accountability. Republicans need to confront their own failures. The Democrats played a better game. And honestly, Republicans made it far too easy for them. President Trump’s agenda was never going to be an easy sell to everyone. It becomes even harder when people surrounding him appear more interested in their own ambitions, establishment priorities, or foreign lobbying interests than the agenda Americans elected him to deliver. I’ve always said these midterms were my line in the sand. If the worst-case scenario happened, it would be time to reevaluate. That time has arrived. What we just witnessed looks like gross incompetence within the Republican Party. At times, it almost felt as though winning wasn’t even the objective. They rode the high horse of President Trump’s popularity without lifting the heavy weight. There are a few ways to look at what comes next. The good, the bad, and the ugly. THE UGLY The damage extends beyond Washington. Where Republicans lost state power, the consequences could last for years. State leadership shapes election rules, education, spending, regulation, and the relationship between citizens and their government. These states will move further toward left-wing policies and that reversing those changes will prove far harder than preventing them would have been. Winning back a seat is one thing. Undoing years of policy is another. Those battles just became longer, harder, and more expensive. THE BAD If you thought the investigations, obstruction, and political warfare after 2018 were bad, buckle up. I expect an aggressive effort to consume the remainder of Trump’s presidency with hearings, accusations, and institutional conflict. Many congressional Republicans will enter 2027 thinking about their own survival. They’ll distance themselves from Trump, avoid difficult votes, and look for someone else to absorb the blame. Some will begin siding with Democrats while calling it pragmatism. Others will simply disappear when their support matters most. The danger is a President trying to deliver an agenda while members of his own party calculate how far away they need to stand. THE GOOD There is an opportunity in this defeat but we have to earn it and work hard to obtain it. Some entrenched political careers may now be over. That creates room for new leadership, new candidates, and a serious examination of what the Republican Party actually stands for. As Democrats begin implementing their agenda, the people will also begin seeing just how radical the left has become. That provides an opportunity to build on their failures. 2028 starts now. The next two years must be about recruiting candidates who care about this country, reaching younger voters, building stronger local organizations, and giving Americans concrete reasons to support America First. A new slogan won’t fix this. Neither will replacing a few faces while keeping the same failed leadership. We need candidates who can explain the America First agenda, defend it, and deliver it. We need a party that listens before Election Day and follows through afterward. This defeat could become the beginning of an America First rebuilding effort stronger than anything we’ve seen so far. But nothing about that outcome is automatic. One prediction — I think we’ll see a renewed push to pass the SAVE America Act in the coming weeks. Whether it actually passes will tell us something about Republican urgency. Election integrity must remain a priority. So must competence, accountability, and earning the public’s trust. My line in the sand was never about walking away from America First. It was about refusing to keep making excuses for the people entrusted to deliver it.