Once again, the polls were terribly off; however, this time around, instead of being wrong about who would win, they were wrong about how resounding the defeat was. Now most people knew that Republican's were going to lose the House. Frankly, I don't even think Speaker Johnson or President Trump truly believed that Republicans could keep it; they didn't really have a choice to say anything different. The message that voters (the American public) sent to Congress, Republicans, and Trump was blunt.

We are sick of this shit and what you are doing.

Last night, as I watched CNN's coverage of the midterms, it wasn't long before I realized that this was nothing short of a disaster. While the idea of a Blue Tsunami had been picking up over the last week and a half, I honestly dismissed a lot of the chatter because of how close the last ~5 elections have been. Even when I factored in that this would be a midterm election with significant turnout and people voting against Republicans because of how they enabled Trump, I did not expect to see such a clear and consistent rebuke across the states, no matter where you lived or how good a candidate was. The end result wasn't a blue wave or a blue tsunami, but a blue meteor strike blowing Republicans sky-high.

I will be the first one to say Republicans have done this to themselves because we allowed Trump to become a godlike figure whom you did not stand up to because you would get crushed. The only people who stood up to him were either people who were retiring or those who lost their primaries and thus had nothing to lose. Trump's tactics over the last decade finally wore out their welcome. You can be a dick and a terrible person if you are getting results for the country, but as soon as that goes away and your choices have put Americans in a difficult spot, heads are going to roll.

It wasn't like there were just one or two instances either. His tariff war, which a lot of people initially supported, went off the rails, and the personal attacks started to fly not just at a common rival like China, but at Canada, the EU, South Korea, etc. The Admin completely failed to present the public with why the war with Iran was necessary and to provide a game plan. As a result, the whole situation is confusing and randomly seems to be drawn out without a true end... aka getting us into a Forever War, something he has criticized Republicans and Democrats for. Then, just for fun, you can throw in any number of other insane things he has done recently, from trying to warm up ties to Russia to the tone-deaf talks about data centers to his random side quests in improving DC; the list just goes on and on. Oh, and let's not forget when he proudly announced to the world months ago that he didn't care about the midterms and how he didn't need a Republican Congress.

For me personally, this is the first time in the 5+ years I have lived here that I know, come January 3rd, my job will be gone. House Committees work in an interesting way, as the majority receives 2/3 of the budget while the minority receives 1/3, with the same being the case for staffing levels. Meaning that 2/3 of our current staff is getting the axe, and those who are hit the hardest by these cuts are the middle-tier staffers. Senior-level staff are kept for their expertise, and the entry-level staff are cheap, whereas middle-level staff like myself are too expensive but not quite knowledgeable enough to fill the role.

Over the next ~2 months, I will be navigating a space that will also be filled with people in the same position as me, and the number of jobs on The Hill will be pretty limited. Due to being three months short of 5 years come January 2027, I will likely try to find another office or Committee to latch onto to hit the 5-year mark.

The results of this election are not going to be quickly reversed. The Senate map for 2028 doesn't offer much, with 2032 being the next time all of these races that were lost are up again. The House will likely take an election or two before it could be flipped.

For Trump..... I expect that by the end of December, he is going to be just going ham on giving out blanket pardons. Due to how Biden handled leaving office and the blanket pardons he issued, Trump is going to do the same, and the Democrats are going to face a harsh choice. If you go after the legality of these pardons, you are going to open up everyone who got one in 2024/2025, as Biden left office, to legal action as well. Eventually, Republicans will retake Congress, and if the Dems have destroyed the blanket pardons, then Fauci, Hunter Biden, etc are all going to have to face the music.

There are going to be a lot of investigations launched in January and it is going to take up a ton of time for the next two years. Who knows if they will result in anything but we can already see they are taking shape now.

To put it plain and simple.... being in the majority is hard as hell. It is so much easier to be in the minority and just be a thorn in the side of the majority party. Getting your Members to come together and agree is hard enough, but given that the Dems won't have 60 Senate seats, they won't have a filibuster-proof majority, and since it is a Republican president, they can't pass anything through reconciliation, given that Trump would just veto it. It's going to be an interesting next few years, and hopefully the Republican Party realizes that the character of your candidates matters just as much as their qualifications.

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