{"id":2506889,"date":"2025-11-05T07:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-issues-blunt-first-statement-after-democrats-tuesday-election-sweep-rough-on-gop-and-dems\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T07:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:31:00","slug":"trump-issues-blunt-first-statement-after-democrats-tuesday-election-sweep-rough-on-gop-and-dems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-issues-blunt-first-statement-after-democrats-tuesday-election-sweep-rough-on-gop-and-dems\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Issues Blunt First Statement After Democrats&#8217; Tuesday Election Sweep &#8211; Rough on GOP and Dems"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-issues-blunt-first-statement-after-democrats-tuesday-election-sweep-rough-on-gop-and-dems%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2506889&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary of the article is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>President Donald trump commented on the recent off<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-barone-a-house-popular-vote-majority-produced-few-seats-but-is-a-good-sign-for-republicans-in-2024\/\" title=\"Michael Barone: A House Popular Vote Majority Produced Few Seats but Is a Good Sign For Republicans in 2024\">-year election results<\/a>, attributing the democratic wins primarily to his absence from the ballot and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-members-wont-take-pay-during-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"Congress members won&#039;t take pay during government ...\">ongoing government shutdown<\/a>, based on unnamed pollsters. The elections saw several notable Democratic victories: Abigail Spanberger won a Virginia congressional race by a large margin, New Jersey elected Democrat Mikie Sherrill as governor decisively, and California passed Proposition 50 to redraw districts favoring Democrats. In New York City, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won a key race in a Democrat vs. Democrat contest.<\/p>\n<p>These outcomes occured mainly in Democratic strongholds,where the shutdown may have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >motivated voter turnout<\/a>. The Democrats secured wins that were expected but by wider margins than anticipated in some cases. Though, some winners, such as Jay Jones and Zohran Mamdani, have controversial backgrounds or views that might complicate their party&#8217;s image moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to the 2026 midterms,the results suggest challenges for the GOP,especially as this may be the last election cycle with Trump actively involved in campaigning for Republican candidates. The GOP showed limited engagement in these races, which contrasts with the energized Democratic side and raises questions about future leadership and strategy. while the recent elections were low-stakes, Democrats gained momentum, and the GOP faces uncertainty about how it will perform without Trump on the ballot in the years ahead.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has weighed in on Tuesday&rsquo;s off-year election results, and his take is pretty straightforward: The ongoing government shutdown and the fact he wasn&rsquo;t on the ballot led to a Democratic win.<\/p>\n<p>This he attributed in a  post to unnamed pollsters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&rsquo;TRUMP WASN&rsquo;T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,&rsquo; according to Pollsters,&rdquo; the president wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald J. Trump  Post 11:05 PM EST 11\/04\/25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CWX9ESYj4x\">pic.twitter.com\/CWX9ESYj4x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1985916685875101900?\">November 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\";     var ca=document.cookie.split(';');     for(var i=0; i <ca.length; i++) {         var c=ca[i];         while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c=c.substring(1,c.length);         if (c.indexOf(nameEQ)==0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length); 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        observeElement(paragraphToObserve);     }); }  \/\/ Assign user to a group window.adUserGroup=assignSplitTestGroup(); let isSubbed=getCookie( 'ff_subbed' );  \/\/ Example usage if (isSubbed) {     console.log('User is subscribed, not running a player'); } else if (window.adUserGroup==='A') {     console.log('Running Aditude player for group A');     aditudePlayer(); } else if (window.adUserGroup==='B') {     console.log('Running Anyclip player for group B');     anyclipPlayer(); } else {     console.log('Running STN player for group C');     stnPlayer(); } <\/script> <\/p>\n<p>While Tuesday&rsquo;s results were hardly surprising save for one race, the margins were a bit daunting for those predicting a decent GOP midterm showing next year.<\/p>\n<p>In Virginia, Democratic nominee and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/11\/04\/us\/elections\/results-races-to-watch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">won<\/a> rather convincingly by 15-points over Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, 57.5 percent to 42.3 percent as of 1 a.m. Eastern. This led to the only real surprise of the night: Democratic Attorney General nominee Jay Jones, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jay-jones-death-fantasies-increase-popularity-democrats-despite-including-deaths-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disturbing assassination fantasy texts<\/a> led to many polls favoring incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares, won by a 7-point margin.<\/p>\n<p>In New Jersey, meanwhile, Rep. Mikie Sherrill became governor in a race that was less tight than polls indicated, beating GOP nominee Jack Ciattarelli by a 56.2 percent to 43.2 percent margin.<\/p>\n<p>And, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/californias-soft-dui-system-fueling-deadly-trend-fatal-alcohol-involved-crashes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a>, Proposition 50 &mdash; which would lead to a redistricting of the state to make it more Democrat-friendly in who it sends to Congress &mdash; passed overwhelmingly.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, in New York City &mdash; where the race was effectively Democrat v. Democrat &mdash; Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo; with 91 percent of the votes in as of early Monday, the margin was 50.4 percent to 41.6 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Now, what this means is anyone&rsquo;s guess. All the major races on Tuesday were in Democratic strongholds, and the Democrats &mdash; who are short on money and donor enthusiasm &mdash; needed cheap and convincing wins in places neither Trump nor the GOP in general felt like making a major stand. They got them.<\/p>\n<p>As for the shutdown, Trump is partially correct. In northern Virginia, where suburban D.C. government employees tend to vote Democratic and had far more reason to show up than usual, it appears the NoVa vote handed Spanberger a greater margin of victory than expected and Jones a victory, period. In New Jersey, a wider-than-expected margin could be attributed to food stamp benefits being delayed and reduced by the shutdown in Democratic strongholds there.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats seem eager to come back to the table now, according to reports &mdash; a wretched October surprise among the very people they claim to want to protect, if true.<\/p>\n<p>However, both Spanberger and Sherrill pitched themselves as pragmatic moderates; they may <em>not be<\/em>, but they were the big winners Tuesday. Both they and their party are now saddled with a man who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/virginians-elect-jay-jones-ag-fantasized-murdering-republicans-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wished violent death upon his enemies in Jay Jones<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-muslim-socialist-zohran-mamdani-elected-mayor-new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self-declared socialist<\/a> who thinks &ldquo;globalize the intifada&rdquo; is hunky-dory in Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>The practical results of how that ends up coming across in 2026 &mdash; when voters of all affiliations tend to be more engaged &mdash; remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senate-nearing-three-legged-deal-end-government-shutdown-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take Virginia<\/a>, where Spanberger will likely spend a not inconsiderable amount of her time explaining why a moderate is working alongside someone who openly fantasized in text messages about killing the children of a GOP rival. That tends not to play as well in a state where several congressional swing seats are located.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, California Gov. Gavin Newsom will almost certainly be running for president quite openly by the time the midterms take place; redistricting California into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-promises-criminal-investigation-california-redistricting-vote-giant-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gerrymandered one-party mess<\/a> that Saddam Hussein might have admired might not look so hot then, particularly if more people are fleeing the state. And then there&rsquo;s Zohran Mamdani, who promises to be a one-man clip machine no matter where you are in the country.<\/p>\n<p>However, that brings up the second problem, which is more intractable for the GOP: 2026 is the last election where Donald Trump will be trying to elect congressmen and governors to work with his administration. From there on in, it&rsquo;s &ldquo;Trumpism without Trump,&rdquo; as everyone is fond of referring to it. Does J.D. Vance step up into the role? If not, who does?<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a bit early to be asking these questions, if accurate. Neither one played much of a role in Tuesday&rsquo;s races, nor were they eager to. A last-minute, half-hearted pitch by the president to elect his one-time nemesis Cuomo to avoid Mamdani was slightly effective in reducing the amount of the vote Republican nominee and de facto third-party candidate Curtis Sliwa got and reducing Mamdani&rsquo;s margin of victory from an all-out rout to a respectable, if predictable, win. In New Jersey, Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-celebrates-new-poll-shows-republicans-shot-pulling-off-major-upset-new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enthusiastic endorsement of Ciattarelli<\/a> was not similarly helpful.<\/p>\n<p>Everywhere else, neither Trump nor Vance nor anyone in the White House seemed particularly engaged, and the same went for the rest of the GOP. That makes predictions like this &mdash; from my favorite professional NeverTrumper shill, former GOP Rep. Joe Walsh &mdash; slightly hilarious:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There ain&rsquo;t a blue wave coming in 2026. Nope. Not a wave. There&rsquo;s a freaking mammoth, once in a generation blue tsunami coming in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Book it.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalshFreedom\/status\/1985888190251540710?\">November 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a low-stakes election, the Democrats held serve while treating this as if it were a presidential race. The GOP barely tried, and it showed. The upside of this, if you&rsquo;re a conservative, is that what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-wild-brawl-breaks-out-in-mexican-senate-amid-debate-on-us-military-intervention\/\" title=\"Video: Wild Brawl Breaks Out in Mexican Senate Amid Debate on US Military Intervention\">happened isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t predictive of anything &mdash; yet.<\/p>\n<p>The downside is that, given almost complete donor disengagement and a year of finger-pointing tell-alls about the 2024 debacle, the Democrats come away with momentum. Hard-earned momentum for races they should have won anyway and which mean little, sure, but momentum nonetheless. 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