Aftershock: How Unchecked Power Buried the GOP in 2026
Why Republicans lost the 2026 midterms: the five shocks that broke the coalition. Tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court, a war with Iran, DOGE and the firing of veterans, an immigration crackdown that revoked licenses and swept up people with no record, and Flock license plate cameras turned into an ICE tool. How unchecked executive power became a blue wave.