In his Substack column, D. Earl Stephens calls the Democratic midterm wipeout a democracy-saving reprieve, citing 22 state trifectas, 452 legislative seats gained, and all 10 battleground governorships, and says the Republican Party may be one election from extinction. He notes Trump installed Stephen Miller as Chief of Staff and Jim Jordan now leads House Republicans, and urges the GOP to kick Trump to the curb.