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Matt Van Epps (R) holds TN-7  β€’  Mike Kennedy (R) holds UT-4  β€’  Luz Rivas (D) holds CA-29  β€’  Mark Harris (R) holds NC-8  β€’  Pat Harrigan (R) holds NC-10  β€’  French Hill (R) holds AR-2  β€’  Schumer: β€œWe are going to end the war”  β€’  Cait Conley ousts Rep. Mike Lawler β€” Democrats flip NY-17  β€’  Richard Ojeda defeats NRCC Chair Richard Hudson β€” Democrats flip NC-9  β€’  Rep. Don Davis holds NC-1 for Democrats  β€’  Zack Mullock defeats Rep. Jeff Van Drew β€” Democrats flip NJ-2  β€’  Cyril Jefferson defeats Rep. Addison McDowell β€” Democrats flip NC-6  β€’  Matt Van Epps (R) holds TN-7  β€’  Mike Kennedy (R) holds UT-4  β€’  Luz Rivas (D) holds CA-29  β€’  Mark Harris (R) holds NC-8  β€’  Pat Harrigan (R) holds NC-10  β€’  French Hill (R) holds AR-2  β€’  Schumer: β€œWe are going to end the war”  β€’  Cait Conley ousts Rep. Mike Lawler β€” Democrats flip NY-17  β€’  Richard Ojeda defeats NRCC Chair Richard Hudson β€” Democrats flip NC-9  β€’  Rep. Don Davis holds NC-1 for Democrats  β€’  Zack Mullock defeats Rep. Jeff Van Drew β€” Democrats flip NJ-2  β€’  Cyril Jefferson defeats Rep. Addison McDowell β€” Democrats flip NC-6
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GINGRICH: THE 2028 GOP RACE IS NOW "WIDE OPEN"

By The Vote Desk Β·

Former House Speaker @newtgingrich says Tuesday's midterm wipeout has blown up the Republican 2028 nomination fight.

πŸ“± On X, Gingrich wrote:
"The scale of the Republican defeat is so great that it makes the race for the GOP presidential nomination wide open."

🎯 ON VANCE

"If the administration had won a big victory, Vice President J D Vance would have had an enormous argument to be the inevitable nominee."

Now, Gingrich says, with the Iran strategy and Vance's defense of Vivek Ramaswamy's ad, "a good bit of the luster has come off the bloom."

πŸ”₯ THE RUBIO FACTOR

"The number of people who want to draft Secretary of State Marco Rubio is staggering."

πŸ‘€ WHO ELSE COULD JUMP IN

Gingrich named Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, Ron DeSantis, Pete Hegseth and Glenn Youngkin β€” saying they "may decide this is their chance to take advantage of the chaos of the shocking defeat."

Who should lead the GOP in 2028? πŸ‘‡

#Gingrich #NewtGingrich #JDVance #MarcoRubio #Rubio2028 #Vance2028 #TedCruz #TomCotton #RonDeSantis #PeteHegseth #GlennYoungkin #Election2028 #GOP #Republicans #Midterms2026

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