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A lesson for both Democrats and Republicans pertains to candidate quality. If Democrats had nominated that weasel Alexander Vindman instead of Angie Nixon in Florida, then Republicans would send one less senator to the Capitol. If Republicans had nominated Ralph Norman instead of Darline Graham Nordone, then Democrats would send one less senator to the Capitol. President Trump bears great responsibility for this grim result. In a break with custom, the president imposed himself on state primaries. The candidates he essentially hand-selected — Ken Paxton in Texas, Nordone in South Carolina, Whatly in North Carolina, to name three — failed miserably. The president seems incapable of not butting in. He should, like other presidents, stay out in 2028 until Republican voters choose. In a republic, many people, and not one, knows best.
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Tariffs and the Iran war are unpopular. The public blames both for higher prices. Both are inextricable from the unpopular elements of Trump’s character.

Democrats won back both the House of Representatives and the Senate last night. The historic triumph gave Democrats a U.S. Senate victory in Kansas for the first time since Herbert Hoover’s presidency, the governorship of Texas for the first time since George H.W. Bush’s presidency, and a U.S. Senate victory in South Carolina for the first time since the Bill Clinton presidency. As predicted, many familiar faces, likely including Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Mike Lawler of New York, depart Capitol Hill. Republicans lost U.S. Senate seats in Iowa, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Kansas, Maine, and Texas. Mississippi and Alaska are close. Republicans, in other words, stand to lose as many as nine U.S. Senate seats. For historical comparison, Republicans lost eight U.S. Senate seats 1986 and lost twelve in 1958. Last night was a historically lopsided midterm, particularly by the standards of recent history.
A Modest Proposal of Why the Republicans Lost
Last night evoked the Andrea True Connection’s “More, More, More” and Depeche Mode’s “Just Can’t Get Enough.” Donald Trump starred at an unusual midterm political convention dubbed “Trumpapalooza” and barnstormed the campaign trail with 29 appearances over the last month. Yet, American voters resoundingly rejected the omnipresent president’s advice on what to do in the ballot box. I offer my modest proposal of why the Republican Party lost in my latest installment @ RightWingWilderness. It’s a quick view of 8:28 — please watch until the end and offer your take in the YouTube comments section if the video so moves you.
Trump Reacts
“The Democrats did a good job,” Donald Trump admitted last night. The president spoke to Brett Baier and Dana Perino at around midnight about why Republicans lost so convincingly. He conceded, “I think a part of it was Iran,” but he contended that the mission in Persia would eclipse in importance anything that happened yesterday. He maintained that “flawed” Republican candidates who did not agree with him on issues alienated the MAGA base. He noted, “I wasn’t on the ballot.” This meant, he claimed, that the loss wasn’t his. He argued that his popularity within the Republican Party eclipses that enjoyed by Ronald Reagan and Abraham Lincoln. The president said he accepted the results of the midterm elections and offered on-air congratulations to the victorious party.

Jasmine Andersson, Yahoo News The Learjet 60 went down near a road in Palm Beach County on Nov. 1. The NTSB is continuing to investigate the cause of the crash.

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Schuyler Mitchell, Mother Jones From socialists to Freedom Caucus Republicans, an unlikely coalition is working to ban mass surveillance technology in deep-red West Virginia.

Daniel Michaels, WSJ Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are forcing NATO to rethink how it would counter a Russian attack—including by taking off the gloves and striking far inside…

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AI for American ThinkerBy Allan J. FeiferThe price of war is high, but the price of passivity in the face of nation-destroying evil is invariably higher.

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ChatGPTBy Luis GonzalezAn entire generation can experience higher living costs while simultaneously making lifestyle choices that increase those costs. 

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hendricjabsBy August HarrimanLeftist Jews may have tried a little too hard to ‘repair the world.’