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Nikki Haley is wrong! Democrats won midterms, Republicans didn’t just lose

by Lindsey Granger, opinion contributor - 11/05/26 1:15 PM ET

by Lindsey Granger, opinion contributor - 11/05/26 1:15 PM ET

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Republicans are so busy explaining why voters rejected them that they aren’t acknowledging why voters intentionally chose several Democrats. Check out Nikki Haley on the “TODAY Show”: “I think for me what it was is I don’t think Democrats won, I think Republicans lost for themselves.”

Yes, Republicans have serious problems. Yes, President Trump’s approval ratings, the economy, the war and the cost of living played a role. But to reduce what happened Tuesday to a Republican rejection of Trump is to dismiss the candidates Democrats put forward and the campaigns they actually ran.

Look at Texas. Gina Hinojosa didn’t just ride an anti-Trump wave into the governor’s mansion.…