‘Everyone Knows Why We Lost’: After a Devastating Defeat at the Polls, Republicans Search for Answers, Cast Blame - The Boston Globe

‘Everyone knows why we lost’: After a devastating defeat at the polls, Republicans search for answers, cast blame - The Boston Globe

It’s time “to turn the page and rebuild,” said Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican.

Republicans need to be honest about why we lost

One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over going into this midterm election was "composition" — whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our tea…

The 2026 Republican Blame Game Gone Wild

The Republican Party lost last night. Not just a faction. Not just the MAGA portion, the party as a whole — Republicans of every type. Bad candidates lost. Good candidates lost. Candidates who tried to nationalize their election lost. Candidates who tried to localize their election lost. Candidates who needed national money lost. Candidates who self-funded lost. People who supported the Iran War lost. People who publicly broke with the president…

Cornyn Op-Ed: Republicans Forgot How to Win Elections - Wilson County News

Even before the polls closed on Tuesday, an epic blame game had begun. How did Republicans fumble the success of 2024 into this midterm meltdown? How did we lose so many Senate seats, including in my home state of Texas, a conservative cornerstone for more than three decades and a state Donald Trump carried by 14 points in 2024? Die-hard Never Trumpers will rush […] The post Cornyn Op-Ed: Republicans Forgot How to Win Elections first appeared on…

Cornyn Op-Ed: Republicans Forgot How to Win Elections

Even before the polls closed on Tuesday, an epic blame game had begun. How did Republicans fumble the success of 2024 into this midterm meltdown? How did we lose so many Senate seats, including in my home state of Texas, a conservative cornerstone for more than three decades and a state Donald Trump carried by 14 points in 2024?Die-hard Never Trumpers will rush to eulogize the

Cornyn: Republicans Forgot How to Win Elections

Editor’s note: This column by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, was first published Nov. 4, 2026, in The Wall Street Journal and was distributed by his office. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Even before the polls closed on Tuesday, an epic blame game had begun. How did Republicans fumble the success of 2024 […]