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The Republican Reckoning

Rebuilding MAGA or Rediscovering Reaganism?

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John Halpin
Nov 05, 2026

When your party loses Senate seats in North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, and Texas, along with more than 30 House seats and several governor’s races, it’s probably best to just chuckle and say, “Man, we got our clocks cleaned.”

Since self-deprecation is not really in the MAGA handbook, the question then becomes what to do next.

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