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Good Monday Morning, fellow Xers! I will not be dismayed or be disheartened, nor will I be tossed around by circumstances. God is not Democrat or Republican. God is righteousness, goodness, and love. He wants total, heart felt repentance. I think we still stand a chance, and I will focus on my little sphere of influence to combat evil. Love to all the patriots out there.❤️ John 16:33: “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”

Hard seasons aren’t punishment—they’re preparation. When things get quiet and nothing makes sense, God is building the version of you who can handle what’s coming. In the struggle, faith grows unshakable. Trust the process. Trust His timing. 🙏

🙏🏼 for 🇺🇸: Some men enjoy cheating, but the cake they buy with such ill-gotten gain will turn to gravel in their mouths. (Proverbs 20:17) Lord, if there has been any cheating in this election, help us to find the cheaters and put an end to all destructive plans. In Jesus' name🙏🏼

“Let me be very clear about this: if the world loses the moral rectitude of its women, the world will never recover.” - Russell M. Nelson

This was a tough election. Voters sent a clear message they want us to prioritize the cost of living, greater opportunity, and safer communities. We’ve faced tough elections before, and we’ve come back stronger. But one tough election doesn’t change the principles we’ve always believed in. Conservative policies make our country safer, stronger, and more prosperous. Our Founders designed a limited government to protect our liberty and allow markets, communities, and families to flourish. Those enduring conservative principles are bigger than any one election. And I’m not going to stop fighting for them. I want our children to inherit a country that’s better than the one we inherited. We’ll learn from this defeat, get back to work, and come back stronger. And we will continue fighting for the conservative principles that have always allowed our party and our country to succeed.

Satan wants you to despair. He wants you depressed, he wants you discouraged, he wants you angry. He wants you to give up. I don't know about you, but I'm not really big on giving Satan any wins.

One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"—whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up. So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us." Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026. There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn’t sharp enough down the stretch. I’m sure that’s true. But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone. Another pollster—one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we’d lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were: 1) End the war 2) Focus on cost of living/inflation 3) Put America First 4) Change our relationship to Israel Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She’s also a great person.) In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you. The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night. If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest. But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there. I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, “I told you so”: you’re right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let’s take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.

“In a world of commotion, contention, and cares— The Lord invites us to a place of spiritual SAFETY, harmony, and holiness— THE HOUSE OF THE LORD. There, He teaches us His plan of happiness. He endows and blesses us. He PREPARES US to come home. Gerrit W. Gong October 2026 GC Stand in HOLY places and be not moved, until the day of the Lord comes!