Post-Election 2026: My Response

It is now one week following the 2026 United States midterm elections.

The 2026 Democrats won majorities pickups to control the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate…as well as overall numbers for United States Governors.

I came across plenty who were asked to explain “What happened?”

It is a fine question.

It asks for one to explain what brought about the result.

My answer is simple.

Donald Trump—the Republican incumbent president of the United States with a Republican U.S. House, a Republican U.S. Senate, and an overall majority number of U.S. Governors also in the column for the Republicans—intentionally did not deliver on policies which can help The People; help them with the Affordability Crisis; and he hurt them by not delivering on this…as well as partnering with Israel to strike and launch war against Iran.

The electoral results was The People’s response…by way of votes.

I titled the September 16, 2026 topic, “2026 Republicans Must Lose,” because I think the response by citizens is understandable and logical.

It is not perfect.

There are colors in addition to red and blue.

I understand the national outcomes.

It is good to see that electoral map loosen up as such staunch Republican-aligned states—such as Texas and South Carolina—struck blows against this administration and majority party. Kansas, which had not elected a Democrat to a U.S. Senate seat since Franklin Roosevelt unseated Herbert Hoover in 1932, joined in on the pile-on. 

This outcome—by the 2026 Republicans and the president—is deserved and earned.

Note: The next three Tuesdays—November 17 and 24 and December 1, 2026—will consist of wrap-ups with the election results and an end-of-the-year topic.