Republicans must now separate themselves from a delusional president

November 4, 2026 — 6:41pm

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The American people’s verdict is clear. They have not just gone cold on Donald Trump and his Republican Party – they have defenestrated them, from sea to shining sea.

While everyone expected Democrats to win the House of Representatives, it was a much bigger task to take control of the Senate, requiring victories in parts of the country where Democratic hopes have been dashed before.

Not this time. They say things are bigger in Texas, and nowhere was the “blue wave” bigger than in James Talarico’s win over Republican Ken Paxton in the Lone Star State – which is looking more and more purple (swing).

There’s Kansas, a state which had not sent a Democrat to the Senate in 94 years, but has now elected pastor Adam Hamilton. The verdict was emphatic in the cornfields of Iowa, too, where Josh Turek flipped the seat.

Democrats sweep to power at midterms in rejection of Trump, Republicans

South Carolina – a state that was barely on the radar in terms of possible Democratic victories – went blue early. In Maine, Republican senator Susan Collins’ 30-year career was ended by a Democrat who had only been campaigning for 100 days, after his........

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