Ted Cruz Calls Midterm Results a Watergate-Level GOP Rebuke
Cruz said Republicans failed to address voters’ economic pain after Democrats won every statewide race and flipped the Texas House.
- On Wednesday, Texas Senator Ted Cruz described Republican midterm defeats as a "Watergate-level repudiation" and an "a-- kicking" on his podcast, as Democrats ended over three decades of Republican rule in Texas.
- The election results signaled a broad rejection of MAGA and rebuke of policies under President Donald Trump, including tariffs and the war in Iran, which voters blamed for driving up cost-of-living expenses.
- Cruz pointed to elevated gas prices, home repossessions, and record plasma donations as evidence of financial struggle, stating, "That is very real pain from real Americans, and too many Republican politicians seem like they didn't understand."
- Texas Democrats flipped control of the state House while winning statewide offices; James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton and Gina Hinojosa ousted Governor Greg Abbott, leaving Cruz as the only remaining statewide elected Republican.
- Regarding the path forward, Cruz emphasized the need for change, stating, "We need to listen and respond. We need to champion economic policies that make a real difference in working people's lives.
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Longtime Trump Ally Ted Cruz Blames Iran War And Tariffs For Republicans' 'A** Kicking'
Texas’s Republican senator Ted Cruz laid into Donald Trump’s war in Iran and his tariff scheme after the party received an “ass-kicking” in the midterm elections.The Democrats took a majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives this week as American voters punished both the US president and his Republican Party for the rising cost of living.Traditonal Republicans states voted for the Democrats, including Texas, as James Talarico …
The Republican senator acknowledges the scale of the loss and warns that the party could lose up to ten seats in the Senate. High prices, tariffs and dissatisfaction with Trump's policies are weighing on the Republicans' position. Republican Senator Ted Cruz has sounded the alarm about the state of the Republican Party after deep electoral losses in Texas, describing the result as a "blue tsunami" and a political rejection of historic proportion…
TED CRUZ: 'BLUE TSUNAMI' WIPED OUT TEXAS GOP — 'An Ass Kicking' as Talarico, Hinojosa Sweep Statewide Races
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called the 2026 midterms a 'blue tsunami' and a 'Watergate-level repudiation' after Democrat James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton for Senate and Gina Hinojosa unseated Gov. Greg Abbott, ending decades of Republican dominance in the Lone Star State.
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