{"id":698446,"date":"2026-11-04T13:47:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T13:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=698446"},"modified":"2026-11-04T13:47:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T13:47:27","slug":"maga-influencers-react-to-democratic-election-victories-one-asks-what-in-the-absolute-f-is-happening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=698446","title":{"rendered":"MAGA influencers react to Democratic election victories \u2014 one asks, \u2018What in the absolute f\u2014 is happening?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Disbelief wasn\u2019t all that swept social media as conservative commentators and analysts worked to process what \u201cthe absolute f*ck\u201d took place Election Night.<\/p>\n

Weeks, and even months, of bracing for and attempting to limit or prevent a Democrat takeover of Congress found many Republicans optimistic that damages would be contained \u2014 until polls actually closed. Once vote counts started being reported, genuine disbelief blended with cuts to the quick on arguably the \u201cgreatest political blunder\u201d that handed the left the House and Senate.<\/p>\n

Early reporting, with many races yet to be called, found the Democrats with at least 54 seats in the Senate and a 10-seat majority in the House. What\u2019s more, five governorships were flipped, impacting state control down-ballot, most dramatically in Texas.<\/p>\n

Included among the initial shock, gut reactions reflected on how, in the same year that the United States marked its semiquincentennial, the 25th anniversary of 9\/11 and just over one year after the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, Republican turnout \u2014 or lack thereof \u2014 was insufficient to stave off Democrats\u2019 red-green alliance and all it entailed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey murdered Charlie Kirk and they got rewarded for it by sweeping the nation. What in the absolute f*ck is happening tonight?\u201d expressed Newsforce host Joey Mannarino as Article 3 Project senior counsel Will Chamberlain said, \u201cLosing Charlie hurt, man.\u201d<\/p>\n

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They murdered Charlie Kirk and they got rewarded for it by sweeping the nation.<\/p>\n

What in the absolute f*ck is happening tonight?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarino) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Losing Charlie hurt, man.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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@JoshDaws @0K0Y0S0N And the left paid no price for it. So this is what we get.<\/p>\n

\u2014 CultureVulture (@twodogtravel) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Given expectations that GOP losses would happen, just not to the degree they did, there was considerable confusion and panic about the results that didn\u2019t just hand Democrats control of Congress. The left also flipped state legislatures and attorneys general offices, impacting how Republicans will be able to fight against the strongest blue enclaves.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is happening\u2026Democrats are winning EVERYTHING!!! They are flipping seats we didn\u2019t even know were in play\u2026 \u2026 how is this even possible?!!!!!\u201d asked former U.S. Department of Energy nuclear scientist Matt Van Swol.<\/p>\n

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@mattvanswol Without the SAVE Act, this was inevitable.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Emerald Apple (@AI_EmeraldApple) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Just checking in to see how things are goi\u2013 https:\/\/t.co\/gfKPsiqFBI<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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This is the worst electoral disaster I\u2019ve ever witnessed.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Christian Heiens \"\ud83c\udfdb\" (@ChristianHeiens) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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https:\/\/t.co\/oPVEtOvEsT<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jon \"\ud83d\udd2c\" (@JonnyMicro) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Amidst the confusion, commentators who\u2019d been sounding the alarm for months were certain as to a driving force behind what amounted to the worst loss for the GOP in 20 years, just before the 2008 financial crisis.<\/p>\n

The Federalist co-founder Sean Davis stated, \u201cThis will be the biggest national wipeout for Republicans since 2006, when voters brutally punished the GOP for an ill-advised and poorly planned war in the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n

Likewise, the Daily Wire\u2019s Matt Walsh argued, \u201cThe Iran War is the greatest political blunder in the last two decades at least. A catastrophically stupid decision. An unforgivable betrayal of American First principles.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This will be the biggest national wipeout for Republicans since 2006, when voters brutally punished the GOP for an ill-advised and poorly planned war in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The Iran War is the greatest political blunder in the last two decades at least. A catastrophically stupid decision. An unforgivable betrayal of America First principles.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While the president himself acknowledged the impact of Iran as he faulted certain candidates and Fox News coverage for aiding Democrat victories, others focused on some of the specifics, like the fact that an Islamist was elected to the U.S. Senate and, as The Blaze senior editor Daniel Horowitz put it, \u201cThe con inc. political class will learn nothing because their livelihood depends on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The con inc. political class will learn nothing because their livelihood depends on it.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Daniel Horowitz (@RMConservative) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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A Muslim Brotherhood candidate was just elected to the Senate.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Californians watching everyone crash out over seeing some commie turbo freak take power in their state: https:\/\/t.co\/gv21Lax29Q<\/p>\n

\u2014 Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Sometimes you get your ass kicked, and deserve it<\/p>\n

Tonight is one such time for the Republican Party<\/p>\n

Way too many mistakes. Bad messaging. Poor candidates. High prices. Unnecessary war that did not go as promised.<\/p>\n

We get up tomorrow and carry on. But there are lessons here.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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God is on the throne. That doesn\u2019t necessarily mean good things are ahead, but it\u2019s still true.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Disbelief wasn\u2019t all that swept social media as conservative commentators and analysts worked to process what \u201cthe absolute f*ck\u201d took place Election Night. Weeks, and even months, of bracing for and attempting to limit or prevent a Democrat takeover of Congress found many Republicans optimistic that damages would be contained \u2014 until polls actually closed.… Continue reading MAGA influencers react to Democratic election victories \u2014 one asks, \u2018What in the absolute f\u2014 is happening?\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,22,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-698446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-border-security","category-immigration","category-immigration-reform","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=698446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698446\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=698446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=698446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=698446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}