Republicans hoping to succeed Trump in 2028 dissect midterm rout
The Guardian reports that Republicans eyeing the 2028 presidential race, including JD Vance, Ron DeSantis and Ted Cruz, are blaming Donald Trump's Iran war and tariffs for the party's 2026 midterm rout, in which Democrats took both chambers of Congress and a majority of governorships. Cruz called the costs of food, gas and insurance crushing and said the war must end, while DeSantis deemed the result "close to an extinction-level event" for the party and Trump asserted he would have won had his name been on the ballot.
