The GOP’s 2026 Wake-Up Call: Strategies And Statistics
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The GOP’s 2026 Wake-Up Call: Strategies And Statistics

A bunch of special elections in deep red areas are moving toward Democrats.

Ben Shapiro

Republicans are beginning to sound the alarm about the 2026 elections. The concern stems from a Texas state Senate race in a district President Trump won by 17 points in 2024, but which shifted 14 points toward Democrats. That’s a 31-point swing.

Republicans closely watching these races have noticed that a bunch of special elections, ranging from Texas to Mississippi to Georgia, deep red areas, are moving toward Democrats.

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