Forget the Nonsense – Republicans Are Not Facing Electoral Death in 2026
Kurt Schlichter
Don’t fear the Electoral Reaper in the 2026 midterms – the GOP just needs to be prepared to give it more cowbell. Look, we’ve been told again and again and again that we will certainly lose the House, but those are the same experts who told us we couldn’t close the border without throwing it wide open, that peace in the Middle East was impossible without surrendering to 7th-century savages, and that some women have a penis. What they don’t know would fill volumes. Stop listening to them. We’re looking good in 2026. We just need more cowbell.
For the folks in the slow seats, “cowbell” means hard work. The bad guys are on the back foot, but they are as energized as 80-year-old boomers can be, so we need to outwork them.
In the House, we’re not looking perfect, but we are looking strong. The moving parts are moving in our direction. It can certainly go bad. The historical trends are doubtless against us, though in 2002, George W. Bush managed to add seats in a first-term midterm. Of course, this isn’t a first term for Donald Trump. Depending on who you ask, it’s the second or third. But he’s broken all the rules before, and there’s no reason why those old rules must apply here. As Laurence of Arabia memorably proclaimed, “Nothing is written.”
It’s on us to win this thing, and we can.
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