Republicans return to Washington to sift through wreckage of midterms rout
Summary
Republicans returned to Washington after major midterm losses, with lawmakers divided over whether they had anticipated the scale of the defeat. Some blamed voters’ economic concerns and said Republicans had not delivered on campaign promises; others pointed to policies such as Medicaid cuts and said the effects of the party’s agenda would come too late.Key Facts
- Democrats won a 54-seat Senate majority and a 254-seat House majority, with more ballot counting still underway.
- Republicans lost seats across the country, including at least 14 seats in Utah’s state House, ending the party’s supermajority there.
- Senator Jim Justice said he had warned that Republicans were at risk of defeat.
- Representative Warren Davidson said few had anticipated the size of the Democratic gains.
- Senator John Curtis said voters felt disappointed and believed Republicans had not delivered.
- Representative Glenn Thompson said voters focus on economic issues and argued that President Trump’s policies would bring improvement within months.
- Davidson said Republicans might have had a different result if they had delivered on their 2024 campaign promises.
- Senator Josh Hawley criticized Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill, saying they threatened rural hospitals’ finances.
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