ELECTION 2026: What Everyone’s Missing

Trumpism is over. The Republican coalition is in tatters.

What’s next?

Democrats have a massive new congressional majority, including in deeply Republican areas. The last time they got this large a share of the popular vote for House candidates (in any election, midterm or otherwise) was after Watergate, half a century ago. Kansas has elected a Democratic senator for the first time since 1932.

But what, exactly, are voters demanding? Can Democrats provide it? And what do such large swings tell us about the responsiveness of the political system... and the stability of society as a whole?

Josh wasn’t going to opine on the midterms but the size of the swing, and the triumphalist coverage from the legacy media, nudged him into this thought-provoking editorial. It was delivered live on Substack on Wednesday evening, U.S.-time. Grab a brandy and a cigar, and enjoy.