Dateline: Smackdown, November 4, 2026

Trump made the midterms all about himself – “pretend I’m on the ballot”  – and voters did. They turned the GOP away in record numbers, an overwhelming rejection of his make-believe ballot.

Granted, Trump’s approval rating is floundering in the low-to-mid 30% range. And, the party in power at midterm time most often loses at the ballot box. Even so, the Republican losses were historic, turning red states blue for the first time in decades and sending socialists to DC in numbers that cannot be ignored.

Why? In the days leading up to the voting, over 60% of the electorate disapproved of Trump’s handling of the economy. Voters are fed up with the cost of everything.

Trump ignored the warning signs. Instead, he constantly played cutesy with ending the Iran conflict, seen by many as the primary cause of high prices.  His ceaseless teasing about ending the conflict with either an agreement or annihilation wore too thin. His assurance that the end would come only after the midterms was too much. His pre-election barnstorming rallies did more to raise ire than support.

The Dems have turned Linda Ronstadt’s signature song, “Blue Bayou”, into a blew by you taunt to the GOP. Perhaps the worst part of it all is the socialist agenda that the weak Dem congressional leadership will end up supporting. It will be blown by all of us.