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For everyone who has heard my predictions about Vance and "America First" planning after the midterms... turns out I was right.
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.
An Anti-Birth Control Power Grab: The White House Women's Health Initiative
A comprehensive look at the Heritage Foundation's associated corporations that have already received millions under Trump’s new executive order on women’s health.
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Peter Thiel, head of Palantir and THE figurehead of ‘Big Tech,' follows Catholicism and preaches the memetic theory of Catholic scholar Rene Girard.
Who else?
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See what authorities are revealing as the investigation gets underway: foxnews.com/us/mass-shooting…
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A CNN investigation has found that while Jared Kushner acted as a key Middle East peace negotiator, his private equity firm held the largest stake in an Israeli company backing businesses tied to Israel's military campaign in Gaza, including its largest arms manufacturer. cnn.it/4y0xe5x
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It’s absurd to me that people think nurses need doctors to tell them everything, like we don’t go to school for years, take licensing boards, and practice under our own license.
Now I will preface this by saying I absolutely couldn't do it all on my own. My docs are the bread to my butter. My CNAs are my lifesavers. Every person on the healthcare team makes it happen.
But understand that a registered nursing license allows that nurse to independently assess patients and use clinical judgment, and it can even be revoked for recklessly following a doctor's order that harms someone. Physicians rely on nursing judgment and assessment. We work hand-in-hand.
Also, "the doctor told me to” is not a legal defense if you fail to assess or use your own judgment.
States don’t issue nurses their own separate professional licenses so physicians can do all the thinking for us. There’s a reason our license has our name on it.
It’s absurd to me that people think nurses need doctors to tell them everything, like we don’t go to school for years, take licensing boards, and practice under our own license.
Now I will preface this by saying I absolutely couldn't do it all on my own. My docs are the bread to my butter. My CNAs are my lifesavers. Every person on the healthcare team makes it happen.
But understand that a registered nursing license allows that nurse to independently assess patients and use clinical judgment, and it can even be revoked for recklessly following a doctor's order that harms someone. Physicians rely on nursing judgment and assessment. We work hand-in-hand.
Also, "the doctor told me to” is not a legal defense if you fail to assess or use your own judgment.
States don’t issue nurses their own separate professional licenses so physicians can do all the thinking for us. There’s a reason our license has our name on it.