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This Tweet Perfectly Captures the Challenge the GOP Faces Following Their 2026 Drubbing

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The 2026 midterms were a disaster for the Republicans. Every demographic saw a massive swing toward the Democrats, especially among the core blocs that formed the MAGA base. A double-digit-plus swing toward the Democrats among white working-class voters was especially devastating, though it’s irrelevant because we got killed all over. Still, a slight tweak in the white non-college demographic, even two-to-three points, could swing an election, as we saw in the Rust Belt in 2020.