Republicans turn on Trump after devastating midterm losses hand Democrats control of Congress
Seismic political change is coming to Washington, D.C., and as Republicans sift through the wreckage that was Election Night, fingers are pointing in several directions over who’s to blame.The blue...
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Seismic political change is coming to Washington, D.C., and as Republicans sift through the wreckage that was Election Night, fingers are pointing in several directions over who’s to blame. The blue tsunami Tuesday tore the GOP’s coalition asunder, flipping the balance of power in both chambers heading into the final two years of the Trump administration. And as Republicans search for where things went awry, GOP operatives and insiders told Fox News Digital that it starts at the top with President Donald Trump. "Look, first and foremost, this is a Trump loss," Dan Eberhart, an oil drilling chief executive officer and prominent Republican donor, told Fox News Digital. "He wanted to be — he wanted people to consider him on the ballot. And unfortunately, as a Republican, that's what we got." LIZ PEEK: THERE MAY BE A SILVER LINING IN TRUMP'S BRUTAL MIDTERM DEFEAT In the Senate, Democrats scored seven pickups on Election Night, with outstanding races in Alaska and Mississippi still waiting to be called. And in the House, Democrats roared back into power with 27 pickups, and with several races still outstanding. The Iran war, ignoring the economic hurt squeezing voters, attacking sitting Republicans and more are on the list of grievances from Republicans reeling in the days after. The Senate map, in particular, was at one point favorable for Republicans and viewed as an uphill battle for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats to put a dent in the GOP’s thin, 53-seat majority. But Trump’s decision to go on a "primary revenge tour and antagonizing senators," a GOP aide told Fox News Digital, among several other issues, opened up the field for Democrats to pounce. Indeed, Trump’s handpicked candidates were pummeled in races that were once safe bets for Republicans. DEM FLIPS KEY SENATE SEAT IN BATTLEGROUND NORTH CAROLINA AS COOPER DEFEATS TRUMP ALLY His backing of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.…