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President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally for Senator Jon Husted (R., Ohio) and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in Chillicothe, Ohio, October 28, 2026.
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Defeat has a thousand fathers. So , the corruption in Washington, the graft, the social media posts, the on-again off-again tariffs — everything contributed to Republican defeats tonight.
Even political successes sometimes cause disaffection. The border being secure allows some border hawks to drift away from your coalition for other reasons, because you secured the good they wanted from you.
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Michael Brendan Dougherty is a senior writer at National Review Online.
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Defeat has a thousand fathers. So , the corruption in Washington, the graft, the social media posts, the on-again off-again tariffs — everything contributed to Republican defeats tonight.
Even political successes sometimes cause disaffection. The border being secure allows some border hawks to drift away from your coalition for other reasons, because you secured the good they wanted from you.
About the Author
Michael Brendan Dougherty is a senior writer at National Review Online.
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