It Actually Got Worse For Them…

Look, I have some good news for you. Republicans lost so badly in the midterm elections that many of them are just giving up. They're throwing in the towel. Some Republicans are describing it as an extinction-level event for their party in some areas of this country. It is a disaster for them and great, fabulous news for the United States of America. I wanna break down the fallout because I don't think anybody expected it to be this bad for the Republicans, that some of them are just like, I don't wanna do this anymore. Let me show you an example. Let's start here with Mike Johnson, the former Speaker of the House, current Speaker of the House, not for much longer. He says that he is not seeking reelection as a House Republican leader after the party's midterm losses. He saw how badly the Republicans did. He saw how badly they did under his leadership as Speaker of the House. And he's just like, yeah, I'm not doing it anymore. Yeah, I'm giving up. He doesn't wanna be a part of it. He's like, I'm out of there, which is such great news for the United States because look, Mike Johnson is a Trump, he's a Trump, he's a Trump, he's a Trump pawn. That's all he is. All he's good for is to be a Trump pawn. And that's not to say that the next Republican leader in this position is going to be any better, but at least one of them's gone. You know what I mean? That's the way that I'm thinking about it, at least. You can let me know in the comments what you think. But also, if you wanted a gut check on how badly things went for Republicans, you can look at the Senate, you can look at the House, you can look at governor's races, legislative races around the country, or you can look at a race in Iowa where a Democrat who was not even running beat a Republican. A Republican who was actively running for this race. It is so embarrassing for Republicans that they lost to a man who was not running. Check this out. Republicans get walloped by a Democrat who stopped campaigning. Democrat Eric Armstrong stopped campaigning in September, but he still convincingly beat his Republican rival. Democrat Eric Armstrong won a seat in the Iowa state legislator despite suspending his campaign nearly two months ago. Armstrong captured 55.2% of the vote in his red-leaning House district, handedly beating his Republican opponent, retired police lieutenant, Keith Jones. In early September, the former railroad executive announced that he was stepping back from the race, citing personal health issues, which, you know, is an incredibly valid reason to step away from politics. If you are experiencing a health issue, absolutely, your health comes first. He has not specified what the issue is that he is battling, which, again, is perfectly reasonable. He said, quote, our district deserves a representative who can give 100% of their energy to this race. Right now, I must focus on healing so that I can continue to serve our community in other ways in the future. In a Wednesday morning phone interview, Armstrong told the New York Times that he planned to do my best to represent Iowa's 20th district. That's a real public servant right there. Even though he had these health issues, even though he willingly withdrew from the race, he's still saying, I'm going to represent them. That's a real public servant. But I still have health issues. That's what I'm struggling with. Armstrong did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Daily Daily Beast. The largely suburban district is located in Southwest Iowa, which was Pottawatomie County, covering parts of Council Bluffs and Carter Lake. So maybe if you're from Iowa, you might be familiar with that area. I am not. But yeah, they lost a race that a Democrat wasn't even running in. He stopped campaigning, dropped out, and he still won the race. Isn't that fantastic? Ron DeSantis, the current governor of Florida, he is term limited. He is leaving. He addressed the midterm losses that Republicans suffered, and he described it as close to an extinction level event for Republicans in many parts of the country. Ron DeSantis has been awful. He's been a disaster. He too is a Trump pawn. And so hearing him say this just really warms my heart. It makes me feel very good. But let's just be clear about what happened last night. This is close to an extinction level event for Republicans in many parts of the country, as we have seen probably in the last hundred years. In January, when everyone in office leaves, who are either term limited or got voted out, of the 10 largest states in this union, only one state will have Republican control of their state, the state of Florida. If you look at our chief rival in a healthy sense, the state of Texas, and I would say over my lifetime, Texas has been the crown jewel of Republican politics. I think we've been the leader for Republicans and conservatives since I've been governor, but if you look at the rest of the country, if you go over the whole generation, no one holds a candle on the Republican side to the Lone Star State. And yet, not only did they lose a very highly publicized U.S. Senate race, they lost everything. The governor, attorney general, all the other statewide. They lost four Republican Supreme Court justices on the Texas Supreme Court. They may even lose the Texas legislature or one house or even both. Let's just be clear, that is going to hurt the state of Texas. Not just for the next two years. That's something that can reverberate for the next decade or more. And if the Republican Party doesn't have Texas as an anchor, then we are not going to be viable nationally going forward. Isn't that just music to your ears? Well, first of all, Florida, look. Many of you folks at home watching this are from Florida. It was a disappointing thing. You know, a blue wave took over the country and we came up a little bit short in Florida. You can see the results there. And I really mean it. I mean, a little bit. David Jolly was at 4,024,000 votes. Byron Donalds won with 4,132,000 votes. That is just over a 100,000 vote difference in the state of Florida. Reliably Republican. Angie Nixon was at 48%. Republican Moody was at 50.9%. Very close races in a state that really not much money went to. But number one, so Florida, disappointing, but we move. We continue to build. And that's what we got to do. But hearing Ron DeSantis just basically say, yeah, the Republican Party got clobbered. Beautiful. Clay Travis, another Republican commentator, man, declared in a lovely way that the Trump era is over. This is a Trump pawn as well. This guy loves Donald Trump. And he says the Trump era is over. Big picture, the Trump era is over. I'm just going to be honest. I know he's president for two more years. Congress is passing nothing. I think, by the way, you can also point to Congress. I think a lot of people were angry about the election. They were angry about the Iran war. Congress didn't do anything. I mean, let's just be honest. And I think there's a lot of frustration when Republicans have the House and Republicans have the Senate that almost. Are we watching like Beavis and Butthead? I mean, look at this guy. His mouth is open. He has no idea what's going on. He's completely tapped out. But Clay Travis, the Trump era is over. Then Buck Sexton, the co-host, decides to wake up and chime in. And he says last night was the worst case scenario. Guys, last night was worst case scenario. Last night was an absolute blowout. I had been worried that it was going to be pretty bad for months. Some of you wrote a lot of emails. I could. Why is Buck so negative about this? Trump knows what he's doing. Okay. We can get into some of the specifics of the different candidates and everything else. But we have an obligation here to ourselves and to all of you who bless us with your time, with your ears, with your friends, with your families' time to always be honest with you. And last night was worst case. It was as bad as it gets. It was a mass. I just. This is one of the best parts of the midterms. I think, number one, taking back the power from Republicans is the best part. That's number one. But number two is watching them all melt down. Like, maybe I'm being petty for that. Maybe I should be more mature and say, you know, I'm really. I love that we won all these races. And I do. That's number one. That is the most important thing always. But I'm never going to hide the fact that I do like to watch these Republicans all melt down and point fingers at each other and say, it's your fault. It's your fault. I always love that. I'm not going to. I can't hide it. I can't. Jesse Waters also on Fox News slamming the Republicans saying you lost whites. White people being that they didn't vote for the Republicans either. Sure. But the coalition's totally collapsed. I mean, you lost whites? Whites! You can't do that if you're a Republican. Men! Hispanics! Big time. And so it's going to take a while to put the coalition back together because it was in the heartland. So what happened was so China, in order to pressure Trump in the trade war, stopped buying crops from the farmers. And then you do the Hormuz Strait squeeze and fertilizer and diesel go up. So, whoa! They move blue. Yeah, I mean, also, like, I mean, he's trying to, you know, put it on China and say China just stopped buying these crops from the farmlands of the United States. Trump put us in that position. They would just do anything to absolve him of responsibility. It is sickening. It is sickening. Will Cain also, as well, on Fox News saying, we woke up today to a blue tsunami. Republicans were handed as big of an L as anybody could have possibly seen. Well, to state the obvious, we woke up today, blue tsunami. Why? Where? How? What does it mean for the future of America? The House, the Senate, the leaders of states, governors, Republicans getting handed about as big of an L as anyone could have possibly imagined. It's a Democrat. Oh, my. Like, I really, I just love, I love this. I love this. I love watching them melt down. It's like the favorite, favorite thing to do. Donald Trump Jr. also went to Emory Law School. For some reason, Don Jr. was at Emory Law School after the midterms, and he, too, got heckled. People waited for him to enter the building, and they said, the country has rebuked you. Listen to this. You gotta get behind this table. Subtitles by the Amara.org community So think of it. Yeah, there you go. So like, don't go behind. Does that work? The country has rebuked, rebuked you guys. The country has rebuked you! We are the host of the Senate! Shout out to all the Emory students who showed up and were protesting, you know, Don Jr. and all the freaks that were there. Here's another clip I wanted to show you. Trump a few days ago was saying, if Democrats win, we will go into a 1929-style economic depression, and your 401ks are going to be worthless. He says this basically every election, that if you elect a Democrat, your 401ks are going to disappear. It's all going to evaporate like that, just out of thin air. But this is what Fox News reported yesterday on the stock market. opinion. If they win, we will go into a 1929. opinion. If they win, we will go into a 1929-style economic depression, and your 401ks are going to be worthless, okay? I think you're going to be worthless. If the Republic. All right, let's get a live look at the Dow. The market is skyrocketing here at home and around the world as Democrats take control of Congress in January. So think about that. Democrats take control of Congress, they take control of government, and then immediately after, the stock market goes up, skyrockets. Not only in the United States, around the world. It's almost like Donald Trump's a liar. I know this comes as a shock to many of you. Donald Trump lying? Who could have seen this coming? Anyway, the final clip I want to show you is the fact that Elon Musk got caught deleting tweets. He said he was bragging about voting for Republicans. He tweeted, vote red today, and then this happened. Look at this. Click on the tweet, nothing's there. Nothing's there. It got deleted. He deleted his tweet. How embarrassing. It's not there anymore. Isn't that funny? Elon Musk even caught deleting tweets because of how bad everything went. But seriously, Republicans suffered an utterly humiliating, embarrassing defeat, and now all of them are being forced to acknowledge it. They can't even pretend that it was like, oh, here's some bright spots for Republicans. It was this state or this state or this coalition of people voted for us when they weren't supposed to. There wasn't a single bright spot for Republicans, and that is such a beautiful thing. I will leave the video there. Thank you so much for watching. Please make sure to subscribe down below, drop a like on the video, comment. Let me know what you think about this story and everything we just talked about. Have an amazing rest of your day, and we will talk soon.