Hugh Hewitt: The 2025 Election and the 2026 Midterms

After Tuesday night’s “thumping”— President Donald Trump has some big decisions to make.

Tuesday was not a realignment. The simple reality is three blue states got bluer.

What matters most and immediately right now in politics is redistricting of Congressional maps in red states that can do it. Republicans should not be shy about doing so.

Trump has the unique ability to pull voters off their couches and to the polls.

It's going to be a fun year in politics, and the Democrats’ hangover this week and next and next year is Comrade Mamdani, the new face of their party as he takes the reins in NYC. His nonsense economics don’t work. That reality, plus the prospect of Trump-on-the-trail, should encourage GOP voters who might be a little down in the dumps.

Like baseball, the four-year cycle in American politics is a very long season. A blow-out on one night says very little about the election nights ahead in 2026 and 2028.

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