Read all!-----The Midterms: An Autopsy - Victor Davis Hanson

The 2026 midterm rout exposed Republican failures on the economy, Iran, and immigration. 

Trump can still recover, but Democrats risk overplaying their hand with a radical agenda. - Victor Davis Hanson

So the question arises: why have “affordability,” the economy, and war supposedly doomed the Republicans to a huge blue wave—while these issues did not ensure a red wave in 2022?...

• One reason the prior red wave was deflated and the current blue wave was inflated was the media reaction to supposedly bad economic news...
• Second, and more importantly, Trump left Biden an economy with an average annual inflation rate of only 1.9 percent and a moderate four-year aggregate 7.6 percent rise in prices..
• In dire contrast, Trump inherited an economy where prices were a staggering 21 percent higher than when he had left office four years...

The Takeaway
So what should we conclude from this recent midterm upset?

• First, not to panic or despair. Trump could still accomplish quite a bit, both domestically and internationally, even without a congressional majority.
• Second, to ignore hubristic leftist claims that the election results prove widespread American support for the boutique neo-socialist agenda.

If Democrats fail to learn this lesson, Republican success in 2028 is practically guaranteed.