# The woke Right is to blame for the GOP’s midterm bloodbath

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-woke-right-is-to-blame-for-the-gops-midterm-bloodbath/
- Published: 2026-11-09T12:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T12:24:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Washington Examiner (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4795897/gop-midterm-losses-2026-woke-right/
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics

## Key points

- Democrats won control of the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms.
- The article blames the GOP’s ideological shift for its losses.
- It points to criticism from Karl Rove and the Bush family.

## Summary

The article argues that Republican losses in the 2026 midterm elections reflect a broader shift in the party’s direction, rather than an isolated setback. It says the GOP moved away from the principles associated with Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, and that this change contributed to Democrats taking control of both chambers of Congress.

The author describes the party’s newer approach as protectionist, isolationist and nativist, and characterises it as illiberal and unconservative. The article cites strategist Karl Rove’s criticism of the party and his stated intention to vote for Democrats, as well as the Bush family’s public support for Democrat James Talarico over Republican Ken Paxton in Texas.

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