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Susan Collins leads DSA-Endorsed Troy Jackson by 0.15% https://t.co/hFJFH5Mv7X
— DSA Watch (@DSA_Watch) November 4, 2026
Nail-biter.
Hmmm.
The voters have spoken, and I want to extend my congratulations to James Talarico on his election to the U.S. Senate. I look forward to meeting him and offering my assistance with his transition as he prepares to serve Texans in the U.S. Senate.
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) November 4, 2026
I don't know who remembers this from 2022 and 2024, but the "experts" kept pointing to 2026 as the year that Senate map heavily favored the GOP. Chalk up another monumental loss for the experts. I am not an expert, by the way, I'm a blowhard who's been hanging around Republican politics for 42 years. Nice gig.
Here's what's crazy. Libertarians and other third-party candidates haven't been the spoilers that they've been in the past.
Husted out in Ohio. Sherrod Brown in.
Democrat Sherrod Brown has won the race for U.S. Senate in Ohio, defeating incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted, CBS News projects. https://t.co/T5iaja9HmX https://t.co/kIrCOO88dG
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 4, 2026
I just prayed, "Lord, I sure could use some of that 'peace that passes all understanding' tonight."
Oh goodie, California found a worse governor than Newsom. The Sac Bee is calling the governor's race for Becerra.
I love you Steve Hilton. I'm sorry you lost. I'm sorry California lost.
Regarding an earlier item of mine from tonight's liveblog...
Here's what I posted to the PJ Media Slack backchannel after half a bottle of wine on the evening of October 14.
That anecdote about the GOP in 2006 is true, BTW. You can look through the archives. They really believed having oodles of money in the bank would overcome severe disappointment — some of if manufactured, granted — with George W. Bush during the 2005-06 timeframe.
Money can't buy you love.
While I try not to share my half-bottle-of-wine downer thoughts in public, this was in response to GOP ad spending in yet another race that should have been a gimme, South Carolina's first district.. "$900k into a Trump +13 seat 20 days before the election."
Man, I got raked over the coals on Slack for bringing it up.
That particular race right now? GPT just told me: "Democrat Nancy Lacore leads Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt by 2,546 votes in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. As of 10:48 p.m. Eastern on Nov. 3, Decision Desk HQ showed 94% of the estimated vote counted and had not called the race."
IN A TRUMP PLUS-13 DISTRICT.
It shouldn't have been close, but the Dem is slightly ahead with most of the vote counted.
If anyone wants to shout "DIRTY TRICKS!" about a deep red district, feel free. "Sound and fury signifying whatevs," as Shakespeare almost wrote.
I'd rather do some soul searching, and try to figure out how a typically no-so-good midterm turned into "cranky after half a bottle of wine" for pretty much the entire electorate except for Florida.
There's no single cause. There's no one finger to point.
That much I know.
As for the rest... stay tuned.
Some historical perspective by the numbers.
HISTORY HAS SHOWN US THAT SITTING PRESIDENTS CAN ABSOLUTELY BE HAMMERED BY THE OPPOSITION PARTY IN MID-TERM ELECTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE… 2010- BARACK OBAMA- LOST 64 HOUSE SEATS 1994- BILL CLINTON- LOST 54 HOUSE SEATS 2018- DONALD TRUMP- LOST 42 HOUSE SEATS 2006- GEORGE W. BUSH- LOST 30 HOUSE SEATS WHEN IT COMES TO THE SENATE… BILL CLINTON LOST 9 IN 1994 BARACK OBAMA LOST 9 IN 2014 RONALD REAGAN LOST 8 IN 1986 Just some perspective for tonight.
— Nick Kayal 🎙️🏈🏌️♂️🇺🇸 (@NickKayal) November 4, 2026
Truth. Something to prepare for.
If Abdul El-Sayed wins tonight, there will be hundreds, literally hundreds, of Muslim candidates running in future elections at every level of government: local, state, and federal. And if 2028 is a more favorable environment for Democrats, HUNDREDS of Muslims could be elected. The DSA will be instrumental in pushing Muslims into positions of power at a disproportionate rate. People have no idea what’s coming.
— Dr. Maalouf (@realMaalouf) November 3, 2026
Larry is on fire with some locked-in commentary. Just texted him to tell him that he's killing it.
I forget which election it was, but it was a presidential race before the Trump era, and the Republican lost, so it was likely Romney or McCain. One of the big issues was Hispanic turnout for the Democrat, and the conventional wisdom among conservatives the next day was, "We need to change our position on immigration. We need to be for amnesty, and we need to work on selling conservativism to Hispanics."
In other words, "We need to become Democrat lite."
I expect that dynamic to start again tomorrow. Ditch the abortion issue, etc.
That would be an over-reaction. Texas didn't turn blue. A Democrat machine beat a bad candidate. South Carolina's Senate race was a tactical mistake by picking Graham. South Carolina is not now a blue state. Vivek was another bad candidate. He's not good at politics.
Bottom line is, we didn't put forth our best, and the campaigns were weak. But distancing ourselves from conservativism or conservative non-negotiables is not the key to future success. In 2028 we need better candidates. Trump will not be on the ballot, but he will make his voice known, and he will cast a shadow on candidates the left can tie to Trump and then run the same old never-Trump playbook.
The experts will have their theories, but by the time Election Day 2028 rolls around, the people will be dissatisfied with Washington once again. It's the Republicans' job and our job to start tomorrow, making sure leftism/wokism/socialism/communism "is" on the ballot. In other words, reexamining our platform is the one thing we don't need to do. We need better candidates who will go hard on the attack. We need a machine that will put the blame at the foot of every Democrat involved at every turn. It starts now. Turn up the heat. It's getting cold in here.
I don't hate this idea.
Well, we got two years of Trump governing by executive order ahead of us.
This won’t be discussed much, I suspect, because everyone will be talking about the races… but I’ll tell you who won bigly tonight: Ron DeSantis 2028.
More on that tomorrow.
Associated Press finally called the S.C. Senate race for Annie Andrews at 10:39 p.m. That's why we link to DDHQ.
Well, we got two years of Trump governing by executive order ahead of us.
This won’t be discussed much, I suspect, because everyone will be talking about the races… but I’ll tell you who won bigly tonight: Ron DeSantis 2028.
More on that tomorrow.
This is something I'll be expanding upon in an upcoming column. I recently wrote that I've long felt that the Balkanization of the Unites States was inevitable, but lately I've felt that it's imminent as well. Tonight pushes the country closer to that. Florida will no doubt swell its population with new Republican residents in the near future. Idaho seems to be holding down the West:
LOL Idaho is voting on a state gun. This is the most Idaho thing I’ve seen https://t.co/bVS1RkUBWF
— BeshearStan (@BeshearStan) November 3, 2026
This is great!
A big bright spot for me tonight. I'm so proud that my friend is my next congressman.
Thank you, 10th District! I'm honored to be your next Congressman and ready to get to work 🇺🇸 https://t.co/XVfUkcPvkt
— Houston Gaines (@houstongaines) November 4, 2026
From David Limbaugh earlier today.
At first blush, looking at these exit poles, I’m more concerned with the state of the electorate than with the outcome of the election.
— David Limbaugh (@DavidLimbaugh) November 3, 2026
A big bright spot for me tonight. I'm so proud that my friend is my next congressman.
Thank you, 10th District! I'm honored to be your next Congressman and ready to get to work 🇺🇸 https://t.co/XVfUkcPvkt
— Houston Gaines (@houstongaines) November 4, 2026
If you listen closely, you can already hear the next 17 Trump impeachments.
All those seats redrawn, didn’t matter a bit Good heavens https://t.co/jH1E4hGzBa
— Jess Fields (@jessalanfields) November 4, 2026
CNN gushes over the idea of the election of Keisha Lance Bottoms to GAGOV clearing the decks for Ossoff or Warnock to run for POTUS in 2028 https://t.co/Ee0Ns7h7iG
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) November 4, 2026
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