The GOP’s post-Trump identity crisis

Republican strategist Shermichael Singleton sits down with Paul Rieckhoff for a no-BS autopsy of the GOP’s catastrophic 2026 midterms — nine Senate seats gone, House flipped, districts Trump won by 18 points turning blue. The engine? The silent independent voter who decided this time to be both jury and judge. Singleton makes the case for an economic populism his own party is too afraid to embrace, names Pete Hegseth’s play to inherit what’s left of MAGA, and admits he can’t name a single next-generation Republican who inspires him.

November 13, 2026

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Why the GOP’s internal data completely missed the scale of t. Why the GOP’s internal data completely missed the scale of the 2026 midterm wipeout — nine Senate seats, House flipped, Trump +18 districts turned blue

“The silent independent voice”. Shermichael’s framing of the voters who decided to be jury and judge this cycle

The case for economic populism inside a right-of-center party. and why Singleton thinks it’s the only way to save capitalism itself

Pete Hegseth’s Arlington selfies and Paul’s call that Hegset. Pete Hegseth’s Arlington selfies and Paul’s call that Hegseth is positioning to inherit what’s left of MAGA