Why Republicans should panic after Tuesday's election results
The outcome of Tuesday's elections in Wisconsin and Florida should have Republicans in a state of panic since the results showed that the backlash to President Donald Trump and co-President Elon Musk’s agenda could sink the GOP’s chances in the 2026 midterm elections.
In Wisconsin, Democratic-backed nominee Susan Crawford handily won a seat on the state Supreme Court, defeating Republican-backed nominee Brad Schimel by 10 percentage points in a state Trump won just five months ago.
All 72 counties in the state swung toward Democrats, with Crawford flipping 10 counties Trump won in November.
The results should send a shiver down the spines of GOP Reps. Bryan Steil and Derrick Van Orden. Van Orden barely won reelection in 2024, while Steil won by 11 points. But if these swings toward Democrats hold next November, both men could be in serious jeopardy of losing their seats.
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