{"id":2698120,"date":"2026-11-04T14:32:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T19:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignthe-blue-tsunami-isnt-what-neocons-want-it-to-be\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T14:36:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T19:36:01","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignthe-blue-tsunami-isnt-what-neocons-want-it-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignthe-blue-tsunami-isnt-what-neocons-want-it-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;Blue Tsunami&#8217; Isn&#8217;t What Neocons Want It To Be"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignthe-blue-tsunami-isnt-what-neocons-want-it-to-be%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=2698120&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>A few days before this week\u2019s midterms &#8211; in which Democrats swept back control of both the House and Senate &#8211; Wall street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan said she welcomed a Democratic landslide because she believed it would force the Republican Party too break with MAGA and rebuild. She argued that a severe defeat could create space for less extreme Republicans to rise and restore a GOP \u201cwith standards\u201d focused on regular Americans instead of resentments.<\/p>\n<p>But Noonan and other establishment conservatives have long claimed to speak for \u201cregular people\u201d while resisting the changes Donald Trump brought to the party. They offer no new solutions now; their main aim is simply to remove Trump and his supporters from influence.<\/p>\n<p>According to the article, the election turned on one overriding issue: an unpopular, needless war &#8211; particularly the conflict with Iran &#8211; and the heavy costs Americans are bearing because of it. That war has erased many of the political gains Trump made early in his term. For example, gas prices have risen sharply as the conflict began, raising transportation and living costs for ordinary people. Voters who backed Trump because they expected he would avoid prolonged foreign wars feel betrayed, while Trump himself has not personally borne the economic consequences.<\/p>\n<p>The piece argues that the war\u2019s biggest supporters are neoconservatives &#8211; the same group voters rejected in 2016 &#8211; who now see an opportunity to reassert control of the GOP and declare a \u201cpost-Trump\u201d rebirth. The author contends that what actually happened in the midterms was another repudiation of neoconservative foreign adventurism and the costly,romanticized interventions that leave America worse off.<\/p>\n<p>the article notes the irony that voters made a rational choice by rejecting the status quo, but they likely won\u2019t see immediate relief from higher prices unless the president acts. Any party rebuilding that follows will not look like the neocons imagine.(Byline: Eddie Scarry, D.C. columnist at The Federalist.)  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U4nRbRTqKYA\" target=\"_blank\">PBS\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/04\/the-blue-tsunami-isnt-what-neocons-want-it-to-be\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The \u2018Blue Tsunami\u2019 Isn\u2019t What Neocons Want It To Be&#038;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/04\/the-blue-tsunami-isnt-what-neocons-want-it-to-be\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=The \u2018Blue Tsunami\u2019 Isn\u2019t What Neocons Want It To Be&#038;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/04\/the-blue-tsunami-isnt-what-neocons-want-it-to-be\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/04\/the-blue-tsunami-isnt-what-neocons-want-it-to-be\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=The \u2018Blue Tsunami\u2019 Isn\u2019t What Neocons Want It To Be&#038;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/04\/the-blue-tsunami-isnt-what-neocons-want-it-to-be\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\">                     <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); pfTrackEvent(&#039;The \u2018Blue Tsunami\u2019 Isn\u2019t What Neocons Want It To Be&#039;); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &#038; Email\">                     <span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>                     <\/a>                 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"pf-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few days before this week\u2019s midterm elections, which saw Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/04\/tuesdays-blue-tsunami-proves-texas-problem-was-never-candidate-quality\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/04\/tuesdays-blue-tsunami-proves-texas-problem-was-never-candidate-quality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">run the table<\/a> and reclaim control of the House and Senate, The Wall Street Journal\u2019s nonsubstantive Peggy Noonan said this was exactly what she was hoping for. Unfortunately for her and other terrible people like her, she got what she wanted but not for the reasons she thinks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an Oct. 29 column, Noonan, who has a penchant for never naming a single source, no matter how useless the source\u2019s insight, wrote that a Democrat blowout is just what the Republican Party needs. \u201cIf MAGA takes it full in the face on Tuesday, it will begin to shatter on the state level, where it matters,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/the-case-for-a-historic-wave-c11a0a92?mod=author_content_page_1_pos_1\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/the-case-for-a-historic-wave-c11a0a92?mod=author_content_page_1_pos_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">she said<\/a>. \u201cIn that shattering, room will be created in which not fully MAGA figures can start to rise. The Republican Party has to get healthy again.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2464042605\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 fdrlst__b89e9-entity-placement\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By \u201chealthy again,\u201d Noonan assured readers she didn\u2019t mean the \u201cestablishment\u201d GOP of the 1980s and 1990s, but a party \u201cwith standards and driven by beliefs, not resentments,\u201d and one that\u2019s \u201cfor regular people, normal people, \u2018the little guy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But of course Republicans like Noonan, Bill Kristol, and others have been claiming to be \u201cfor regular people\u201d since the 1980s. And when Donald Trump came along, demolishing the Republican convention, proposing a different course for the party, Noonan and the rest resisted him and his legions of supporters every step of the way. These people have nothing new to offer and have gained no new perspective that would equip them to direct a political party in a more productive, \u201chealthy\u201d direction. They simply want Trump and his supporters gone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The election was about one thing: An <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/03\/exit-poll-iran-war-was-crucial-or-major-factor-for-3-in-4-voters\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/03\/exit-poll-iran-war-was-crucial-or-major-factor-for-3-in-4-voters\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unpopular, unnecessary war<\/a> and the enormous cost it has been, and continues to be, on Americans. It negated nearly every positive thing that Trump did in his first year in office. And on the main thing Trump has still done relatively well \u2014 deportations \u2014\u00a0more voters said they still trust Republicans to handle immigration than they do Democrats (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-elections\/exit-polls\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-elections\/exit-polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">43 percent to 41<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s the war. The war that Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/01\/trump-war-objectives-have-been-achieved-iran-no-longer-a-threat\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/01\/trump-war-objectives-have-been-achieved-iran-no-longer-a-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said was over<\/a> one month after it began. We are now more than <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/06\/11\/trump-can-counter-medias-iran-coverage-by-being-honest-about-the-war\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/06\/11\/trump-can-counter-medias-iran-coverage-by-being-honest-about-the-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eight months in<\/a>, and gas prices <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/data-graphics\/gas-prices-iran-war-state-national-cost-trump-rcna265835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">are up<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundprague.cz\/en\/news\/us\/gas-prices-up-38-since-iran-war-began-as-democrats-win-midterms\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/aroundprague.cz\/en\/news\/us\/gas-prices-up-38-since-iran-war-began-as-democrats-win-midterms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nearly 40 percent<\/a>. That means the cost of transporting people and things is up 40 percent. Anyone could admire Trump\u2019s determination to achieve some sense of victory in Iran, but he\u2019s not bearing that burden. We are. The people who voted for him under the impression he wouldn\u2019t start another intractable war are. By contrast, Trump is getting stupidly rich on <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/markets\/crypto\/articles\/trump-talks-family-crypto-money-114154632.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crypto<\/a> coins and niggling with his bedazzled ballroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only people who love this war are neocons, the very people who voters said they\u2019d had enough of in the 2016 election. They want to assert themselves now that the party <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/04\/the-nationwide-collapse-of-the-republican-party-is-trumps-fault\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/04\/the-nationwide-collapse-of-the-republican-party-is-trumps-fault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has crumb<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/04\/the-nationwide-collapse-of-the-republican-party-is-trumps-fault\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/04\/the-nationwide-collapse-of-the-republican-party-is-trumps-fault\/\">led<\/a>, declaring a rebirth, a \u201cpost-Trump\u201d GOP. That\u2019s not what just happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What happened is another rejection of neoconism, a rejection of unnecessary wars waged in quicksand, and a rejection of romantic endeavors abroad that sound brave but end up with America yet again stuck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s unfortunate for voters that they made a logical choice \u2014\u00a0voting for the alternative to the status quo \u2014\u00a0and yet won\u2019t see any change from that choice, at least as far as prices are concerned. The only change there will come from the president. The sooner that change can come, the sooner the party can rebuild, but not at all in the way neocons hope.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FR8XCMYC\">Traitors: The Democrat Party\u2019s Collapse into Anti-American Filth<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eScarry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@eScarry<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/eddiescarry\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags no-print bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/2026\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/2028\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">2028<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/iran\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/media\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/peggy-noonan\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Peggy Noonan<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/wall-street-journal\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few days before the midterms, as Democrats won big and reclaimed control of Congress, Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal said this outcome was exactly what she hoped for. She argued that a Republican rout would break the party at the state level and create room for non-MAGA figures to rise, restoring the GOP to a \u201chealthier\u201d state-defined not by the old establishment but by standards, beliefs, and serving ordinary people. But Noonan and others who claim to speak for \u201cregular people\u201d since the 1980s have resisted Trump and his supporters and have nothing fresh to offer to steer the party in a productive direction; they simply want Trump and his base out.<\/p>\n<p>The piece frames the election as a referendum on an unpopular, costly war that undermined much of Trump\u2019s early accomplishments. On immigration, voters still trusted Republicans slightly more than Democrats (43% vs. 41%). The war\u2019s costs, including a near 40% rise in gas prices, have raised overall transport costs. Those who voted for Trump believing he wouldn\u2019t start another protracted conflict are bearing the burden, while Trump appears to benefit financially elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Neoconservatives-who want a \u201cpost-Trump\u201d GOP-are the ones who feel empowered, but voters rejected neoconism and endless wars that leave America stuck. Voters chose a clear alternative to the status quo, yet the price declines (where they occur) will come only from the president. The party can rebuild, but not in the neocons\u2019 image.<\/p>\n<p>Eddie Scarry, a D.C. columnist for The Federalist and author of Traitors: The Democrat Party\u2019s Collapse into Anti-American Filth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":2698121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Bill-Kristol.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[87478,57534,35762],"class_list":["post-2698120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-blue-tsunami","tag-neocons-2","tag-us-elections"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Bill-Kristol.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2698120"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2698123,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698120\/revisions\/2698123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2698121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2698120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2698120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2698120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}