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As Republicans sift through the wreckage of a devastating election night that handed Democrats control of both chambers of Congress by large margins, one Florida Republican who bucked the national trend says the GOP fundamentally misread the electorate.In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Congressman Randy Fine — who expanded his own winning margin by five points despite the national backlash — offered a candid assessment of his party’s shortcomings and warned that Republicans must now prepare for an “ugly two years” battling Democrats over immigration and other contentious issues.While Republicans held their ground in Florida, winning the governor’s mansion, the Senate race, and maintaining their 20-8 edge in the US House, nationally the GOP got crushed under the weight of a blue tsunami.ILHAN OMAR HIT WITH EXPULSION THREAT AS GOP LAWMAKER VOWS TO BOOT HER FROM CONGRESS OVER DOJ PROBECongressman Fine presents no easy answer to the GOP’s divergence in fortunes between Florida and the rest of the country:”You know, I think that’s a hard question to answer. What I would say, I can speak to my race, and I’m actually one of the few Republicans in the country whose margin increased from my last election. I won my special election after having $14 million spent against me. I won it by 14 points. I won last night by 19 points. And so what I can tell you is what worked for me.”My constituents want a fighter, someone who says what they believe. They know it’s not driven by polls or anything else and fights for them, whether it’s fighting for their constituent service issue or fighting on illegal immigration or fighting to bring money to the district. And that’s why I went up so much. I took my race seriously because I knew the winds were against us.”And so, Florida, I think just people know how good we have it and they don’t want to screw up the state. I think that’s why we won all 20 of these races.”Fine refuses to single out anyone in GOP leadership for the electoral outcome, and believes the Republicans must approach each election cycle as a unified team:”Well, look, I’m not a finger pointer, but what I would say is this. We’re a team and the team lost. And so then the whole team bears responsibility and that includes me. I mean, while I did well, my team lost and and I’m not going to be here pointing the fingers at anybody.FROM CAMPUS RADICALS TO BEIJING’S AI SABOTAGE: REP RANDY FINE SAYS ‘US FIGHTING TO SAVE WESTERN CIVILIZATION'”I think that what we did is we failed to understand what the American people wanted. I think we failed to make them think we cared about them. Now, I didn’t fail in my district, but I think nationally people came to believe that we weren’t interested in them and that’s wrong.”We were, but we failed to communicate, it and maybe that’s part of my special sauce is I know how to communicate better than many of these people.”With Democrats firmly in control of both chambers of Congress, Fine anticipates two years of playing defense, and a continuous fight to explain why Democrats’ policies will be harmful to the country:”I don’t know that we’re going to push the agenda. I think what we’re going to be is we’re going to be on defense. We’re going to have to fight back. And you know, as my father told me this morning, he goes, ‘Randy, you’ve been a fighter your whole life. You were built for the fight.'”So we’re going to be having to fight against stupid policies that they will be pushing. And it’s going to be an ugly two years, but we’re gonna have to explain why all of the things that they said they would do during the campaign are so bad. We obviously didn’t succeed in doing that. But as they put those policies forward, we’re going to have to make the argument for why they would damage America.”Immigration is the single issue that Fine identifies as having the greatest potential to harm the country:”I think they will seek to reopen the border and allow illegals to flood in. I think they will seek mass amnesty, rewarding all of the illegals that are here. And I think they will stop any requirement for people who come to this country to assimilate. They believe in the ‘third worldification’ of America. And that’s going to be the number one thing we have to fight back against.”Florida and Texas painted a particularly stark contrast in electoral outcomes. Fine suggests the Sunshine state GOP was better prepared to face headwinds:”Well, I think maybe our candidates at the top of the ticket were better. You know, Byron Donalds is an incredible spokesman for the conservative movement. Ashley Moody is a multiple-time winner statewide. And I think Texas allowed itself to slide on a lot of these things.”They had a big influx of illegal immigrants. And they also really didn’t fight back against the Islamification of their state in a way that we have in Florida. Demographics are destiny. And I think, to some degree, Texas was overtaken by that yesterday.”Fine has long been an outspoken critic of Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed, and believes he represents a danger to the country:”Of all the races last night, that one breaks my heart the most. I mean, someone who literally supports Muslim terror, someone whose family is embedded in so many aspects of Muslim terror. Someone who’s really a danger to this country being elected to the United States Senate. It’s an unspeakably horrible thing, a historically bad thing. Someone who doesn’t support the United States. Someone who supports the Muslim Brotherhood.”It breaks my heart. I’m not from Michigan, I don’t know what they were thinking, but it’s a terrible, terrible, terrible day. Look today for me has been a hard day. You know I won my election last night, I was super excited. My margin went up. It’s unheard of in this cycle and so I’m super excited, then I watched the bottom fall out of the election results and realized so many good people lost today.”So it’s a challenging day for me, the high of winning so decisively with the low of realizing the battle that we have ahead of us, but God puts us where he wants us to be and I’m a fighter and I am ready for the fight.”Finally, as it appears that either Jim Jordan or Steve Scalise is likely to be the next House Minority Leader, Fine declined to weigh in:”No, I mean, these are discussions. I’ve not spoken with either Scalise or Jordan at this point. They’ve got a lot of phone calls to make, and we’ll get to that when we get to that. But it won’t be Mike Johnson. He’s taken himself out of consideration.”

The first College Football Playoff rankings dropped Tuesday night, and right on cue, the committee gave college football fans plenty to be mad about. Alabama somehow checked in at No. 5 while Tennessee got parked down at No. 13. Keep in mind this is just two weeks after the Vols handled the Tide head-to-head.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Craig Carton wasn’t having any of the committee’s nonsense Wednesday’s The Craig Carton Show.”Question, question, question. Question on the floor. How is Alabama ranked fifth when Tennessee is ranked 13th? Inquiring minds want to know,” Carton said. “They played each other two weeks ago. Tennessee beat them by 16 points.”COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RANKINGS: MIAMI TAKES TOP SPOT, INDIANA CRACKS TOP FIVE IN FIRST OFFICIAL RELEASEIt is a fair question that has very little to do with hyping up Knoxville.Carton pointed out that Tennessee has its own flaws and probably does not belong anywhere near the top five right now. But when both programs sit at two losses, common sense suggests the team that won on the field should have the advantage.TENNESSEE DOMINATES AS ALABAMA SUFFERS FIRST BACK-TO-BACK REGULAR-SEASON LOSSES IN NEARLY TWO DECADES”Now, I’m not saying Tennessee should be a top-five program right now. They shouldn’t be,” he noted. “But how does Alabama, with two losses, get ranked eight spots ahead of Tennessee when they just lost to Tennessee head-to-head? “That gets to the heart of what actually frustrates people about this process. Head-to-head is not just another metric on a piece of paper, it is the only piece of evidence that was decided by the players on the field.YES, ALABAMA’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RANKING IS ABSURD, BUT ONE TEAM GOT ROYALLY SCREWED BY THE COMMITTEE”Isn’t head-to-head, shouldn’t head-to-head, unless you’re a porn star, of course, shouldn’t head-to-head be the number one deciding factor when figuring out which team should be over another team? ” he asked. “Then you can, of course, get into strength of schedule, the opponents, and all the other nonsense. They played against each other. I watched the game. Tennessee dominated Alabama.”Yet whenever Alabama drops a couple of games, the committee seems to look for every possible reason to keep the Crimson Tide near the top. “And yet, here we are, like we always are, currying favor with the Crimson Tide,” Carton pointed out.”You know, the only good thing about Alabama, not the, uh, is that a state in Alabama? It is. I’m pretty sure it’s a state,” he said. “The only good thing about Alabama, not the state, because I think it’s a wonderful state, but the college, are those hot sorority videos that come out every September and October. You know the ones, 150 girls standing on the front porch of an old plantation house … I love it. I love it, man. But Tennessee’s got the same thing there, too.”Viral videos aside, the bottom line comes down to football, and Carton finished by giving Alabama fans a dose of reality.CFP RANKINGS: NOTRE DAME FACES SUDDEN DEATH, SEC FEELING GOOD, AND BIG TEN CLOSE TO HITTING THE PANIC BUTTON”And I’ve got to tell you this, I’m not saying that Tennessee got screwed, but I’m saying that Alabama’s screwing everybody else,” he concluded. “And Alabama is not winning a national title this year, and they should not. Sorry, Crimson Tide fans. Roll Tide. You should not be No. 5 in these first official rankings when it comes to football.”Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela

New Hampshire police have arrested a 70-year-old poet after he allegedly slapped a Turning Point Action member in the face outside a Laconia elementary school where voters were casting ballots yesterday.The Laconia Police Department said officers arrested the suspect, identified as Stephen Redic, around 8 a.m. Wednesday on charges of simple assault, a misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a violation.”We’re not familiar with him, meaning we’ve had no prior contacts,” Laconia Police Chief Matthew Canfield told Fox News Digital Wednesday.DEMOCRATIC STUDENT GROUP TO PROTEST CHARLIE KIRK MEMORIAL AT CAMPUS WHERE HE WAS KILLEDIn a press release, Laconia police said Redic approached the Turning Point tent as he was leaving and wanted “to read a poem about rich people.” The poem isn’t included in viral video of the incident, which shows the victim attempting to debate as Redic raises his voice and grows increasingly angry.Video of the incident shows the increasingly agitated older man shouting at the victim before giving him the middle finger, slapping him across the face and walking away.UTAH STUDENT CITED AFTER PHYSICAL ALTERCATION WITH COLLEGE REPUBLICAN CAUGHT ON CAMERA”You sit there and dare to look me in the face and say I don’t know anything?” the man identified as Redic says, his voice growing hoarse before he shoves his finger in the victim’s face.”That’s what I know,” he says, before backhanding him.CHARLIE KIRK’S FAMILY ALLEGES UVU KNEW OF ROOFTOP SECURITY RISK BEFORE HIS ASSASSINATION: LEGAL FILINGA few moments later, he adds, “f— that s—,” as he storms away. People off-camera discuss calling the police.Onlookers were audibly surprised.SEND US A TIPTurning Point described the victim as an 18-year-old.Redic published a book of poems in 2023 called “Tying My Shoes.” In it, he boasted of meeting every U.S. president since Dwight D. Eisenhower.LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCASTHe’s due in court on Dec. 10 for an arraignment.It was not immediately clear whether he’d obtained a lawyer as of Wednesday afternoon. He did not immediately respond to an attempt to reach him.GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAILThe slap comes 14 months after Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University under a similar tent. He founded both Turning Point USA and its affiliate, Turning Point Action.His accused killer, Tyler Robinson, is due in court Monday for a hearing that could see a trial date set. He has pleaded not guilty.

The missing Utah teenager found alive in Oregon nearly 18 months after her disappearance was allegedly beaten repeatedly and forced to remove her braces with pliers to hide her identity, according to disturbing new details in the case.Kylie Arellano, now 17, had vanished from Garden City, Utah, on May 29, 2025, when she was 15. Federal authorities have now charged a 39-year-old man in connection with her alleged captivity.In court documents seen by Fox News Digital, Adam Hunter Harmel allegedly became “very violent and aggressive, often hitting” the teen and further forced her to remove her braces with pliers so that she could not be identified.MISSING UTAH TEEN KYLIE ARELLANO FOUND SAFE IN OREGON AFTER 500-DAY SEARCHThe federal complaint also paints a chilling picture of captivity inside Harmel’s home, where Harmel allegedly confined the teenager to the basement, where the two shared a bed.To prevent her from escaping, the complaint states that Harmel also “kept a knife under his pillow and made MV [minor victim] sleep against the wall.”Investigators said Harmel had expressed a desire to start a family with the teenager, stated that he was interested in minors and repeatedly sexually assaulted her in 2025 and 2026, according to the complaint.Harmel allegedly transported Arellano across state lines with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.12-YEAR-OLD NORTH CAROLINA GIRL ESCAPES ALLEGED KIDNAPPER AFTER BEING FORCED INTO TRUCKThe criminal complaint, filed Nov. 2 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, also outlines a timeline of alleged grooming, isolation and abuse.For more than 500 days, Arellano’s mother held out hope after finding her daughter’s jacket discarded in the driveway and her phone turned off.That wait ended Nov. 1, when law enforcement rescued the teenager from a home in Oregon following a tip from the parent of another player of the online game “Among Us.”According to an affidavit written by FBI Special Agent Andrea Elder, Arellano’s family first reported in 2025 that she had been groomed online, with communications beginning on gaming platforms before moving to other social media apps.According to a law enforcement source, the suspect allegedly met the teenager on Snapchat before her disappearance.JILLIAN MICHAELS URGES PARENTS TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST BIG TECH’S ‘ADDICTIVE’ GRIP ON KIDSAuthorities allege that in May 2025, Harmel met the teenager online, claimed he had a disability involving his “messed up” hips and offered her money to travel to Oregon.Harmel drove from Oregon to Perry, Utah, to pick her up on or about May 29, 2025. Immediately after she entered the vehicle, according to the complaint, Harmel threw her phone into a river in Logan Canyon, drove her to his home in Huntington, Oregon, and told her she was not allowed to leave.A housemate living at the home told the FBI that Harmel claimed he had brought home a “new girlfriend” from Utah. The housemate said they did not see the teenager until approximately two months after her arrival, when she ran back into the basement.According to the complaint, Harmel provided Arellano with a phone that lacked cellular data capabilities, limiting her internet access to Wi-Fi.FRANCE BECOMES FIRST EU NATION TO BAN SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CHILDREN UNDER 15Her path to freedom began in mid-October 2026, when she connected with another minor while playing “Among Us.”After moving their conversation to another social media app, Arellano revealed her real identity and told the minor she was being held against her will at a man’s home in Oregon. She also said she thought police were no longer looking for her.Her mother contacted the FBI, which monitored a Nov. 1 video call with Arellano during which she showed investigators the knife Harmel kept and other evidence corroborating her claims.That same day, Oregon State Police and federal agents rescued the teenager and took her for medical treatment.A search of Harmel’s residence uncovered knives, BB guns and sexual lubricant, according to the complaint. Harmel was arrested during a traffic stop in Ontario, Oregon.Harmel was scheduled to make his initial appearance in federal court Wednesday.

Why Is No One Talking About a Stolen Election? Were the 2026 Midterms Legit?
We are told that the results of the 2026 elections are legitimate despite the Democrats having the worst candidates in history.  Of those noted below, only the Nazi didn’t win (because he was replaced by a man who had kids with his cousin – who won).
Democrats Run a Drunk, a Nazi, a Muslim Bro, and a Disappearing Man – The Worst Candidates Ever

We are told that the results of the 2026 elections are legitimate despite the Democrat Senate candidate going missing for two weeks right before the election and then obtaining a million more votes than Kamala did in his home state of Texas.

In the 2024 presidential election, President Donald Trump won Texas with 6,393,597 votes and 56.1% of the statewide vote to Kamala Harris‘s 4,835,250 votes or 42.5% of the vote.
On Tuesday night, James Talarico defeated accomplished and principled Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.
As of midnight on Wednesday morning, Talarico has 4,880,229 total votes. Talarico has already received more votes than Kamala Harris in 2024!
Ken Paxton trailed Talarico with 3,847,153 votes in the US Senate race. Paxton received about 2.5 million fewer votes than President Trump.
Read the rest of the story, link in the comments.
— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) November 4, 2026
We are told that the results of the 2026 elections are legitimate despite the Democrat Muslim Brotherhood sympathizer beating the GOP Senate candidate in Michigan, who received more votes this election than any Republican candidate running in Congress or even for governor, for that matter, ever did in the state’s history.

It’s 81 million “votes,” most in history, all over again
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) November 4, 2026
We are told that the results of the 2026 elections are legitimate despite a convicted federal fraudster who quit campaigning still being elected to the Texas House.

Let me tell you something absolutely BONKERS from last night’s midterms…
Democrat Ericka Lomick just “won” Texas House District 93 despite being a convicted felon who suspended her campaign months ago.
She pleaded guilty in 2011 to federal charges including mortgage-fraud conspiracy, bank fraud, and money laundering. Her sentence? 63 months in federal prison.
On her candidate paperwork, she checked the box claiming she had not been finally convicted of a felony. After her criminal record surfaced in September, she suspended her campaign and stopped running.
But Texas election deadlines had already passed, so her name remained on the ballot for both the regular general election and the special election.
And voters still elected her by roughly 51–49%.
Here’s the kicker: Under Texas law, a final felony conviction generally makes someone ineligible to hold office unless they’ve been pardoned or had their disabilities released.
Meaning she can’t actually serve. Her “victory” simply creates a vacancy and triggers yet another special election.
A convicted federal fraudster who quit campaigning still got elected to the Texas House.
Let that absolutely sink in.
— Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) November 4, 2026
We are told that the results of the 2026 elections are legitimate despite the Iranian mullahs celebrating the results.

Gee thanks Democrats. Even the terrorist know you’ll collapse this country and you cheered for them.
— Brittany Rae (@legitbrittFLA) November 4, 2026
We are told that the results of the 2026 elections are legitimate despite reports of machines adding ballots to the counts.

I served as a poll watcher today and noticed something that struck me as rather odd.
Throughout the evening, I carefully kept a handwritten tally of every voter who cast a ballot. Each time I compared my count with the total displayed on the voting machine, the machine consistently showed one or two more votes than I had recorded.
To eliminate the possibility of an error in my counting, I repeatedly reset my handwritten tally to match the machine’s displayed total and began counting again from that point forward. Yet, at the next comparison, the machine was once again ahead by one or two votes.
This happened repeatedly throughout the evening.
I’m not suggesting I know the reason for the discrepancies, but the consistency certainly caught my attention. I would be interested in understanding why the machine totals repeatedly differed from my firsthand count of voters.
— Silenced Ms. Information (@C19VaxInjured) November 4, 2026
Let’s see what else pops up.  

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