Why did Nov 4 happen?
By Bob Small
Why did Nov 4 happen?
There may not be one singular reason why the Democratic landslide of November 4th happened, but there’s a thicket of theories. Starting with the legacy media.
Donald Trump attributed Republicans losses in part to his absence from the ballot. Others blamed the cndidates along with the economy. Then there was the shutdown. One anonymous source said “People aren’t feeling the promises kept.”
Another left-leaning Source, the Daily Beast opined that “MAGA has descended into a blamefest”, even including the opinion that Trump had “prioritized foreign affairs over problems at home”.
Podcaster Jack Posobiec said “the GOP had failed to get out the vote while bogged down by internal feuds amid a string of texting scandals.” He felt that they had failed in basic GOTV steps.
Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy concurred, saying that “that the party’s takeaway should be to prioritize “affordability” over “identity politics.”
The New York Post, in shock from the New York City mayoral results said “Priority No. 1: Stop letting Dems be the loudest voices on affordability. “
They also mentioned Trump had presented himself as an “everyman” but “now, he’s building a $300 million ballroom onto the East Wing, bragging about his marble-and-gold-drenched Lincoln bathroom renovation “
The Washington Examiner is much mellower, saying “Off-year election results are never a cause for panic, but they are a relevant data point” Further on in this article, the point is made that the incumbent party is usually the one punished for bad economic results. Their advice is that Trump should go away from the “Tariff Regime” and “ pivot to an all-out affordability agenda. “
Matt Schlapp of the “Conservative Political Action Conference says “Chill” His opinion is “they will not derail the party’s prospects for 2026 or slow President Donald Trump’s momentum in the White House. “ and that the results were “countercyclical” and adds that “It’s very hard when Donald Trump is the president taking on the swamp, which needs to be taken on and drained “
There’s a lot of lessons from this election and, hopefully, we learn them
