After the overwhelming defeat in the midterm elections, the calculation of the results among the Republicans begins.
War has been declared, or nearly so. After the Republican collapse in the midterm elections, Donald Trump and his allies are criticizing the poor quality of the candidates, while local party officials on the ground point to the president's responsibility. Among the great ones, Vice President J. Dee Vance is gently distancing himself from Trump and laying the groundwork for a 2028 platform, while Ron DeSantis is implicitly presenting himself as an alternative.