The Issue: The 2026 election results and what’s now ahead for both Democrats and Republicans.

Many of the Democrats elected in the midterms don’t have a solid proposal to solve the issues they campaigned on (“Stox in AI meltdown,” Nov. 6).

Gas prices won’t drop, borders won’t open and ICE won’t be dismantled like they promised — especially with President Trump holding veto power.

When voters ask why these campaign pledges failed, Democrats will just blame Trump. But hating him is not an agenda, and once he’s gone, voters will turn their backs on the party.

Charles Sitero

Ormond Beach, Fla.

President Trump has only himself to blame for Republicans’ losses in this election cycle due to his tariffs on imported goods. He claims the economy is thriving, but it is thriving on the backs of Americans paying higher prices at the grocery store.

Cecelia Clark

St. Petersburg, Fla.

Democrats promised to create jobs and lower inflation, but just days after the election, the stock market tanked. They’re hostile to business — especially oil, gas and AI — and Wall Street knows it.

Democrats are about to walk through a revolving door.

Gary Parker

Washington, DC

Voters were conned yet again by Democratic promises that previously brought high food prices, and painful gas spikes. Trump was actively reversing that damage until national security threats arose and Democrats chose partisan sabotage over the country’s best interests.

Hating the president for today’s prices overlooks who created the mess in the first place.

Gregory Topliff

Aiken, SC

The outcome of the 2026 midterm elections brought to mind a quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln: “You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.”

Theodore Sheskin

Flushing

Democrats voted for anyone who could help bring them to power, while Republicans stayed home — refusing to vote for candidates that are too MAGA, not MAGA enough, too establishment or not establishment enough. Texas is a great example of this.

Democrats don’t seem to care what you say or even do as a candidate as long as you at least call yourself a Democrat.

This approach brought them back to power but also reminds me of the old joke about the dog chasing the truck and catching it: Chasing it was easy, but now that they caught it, they have no idea what to do with it and no real plan to govern.

Brice Russell

Naples, Fla.

The Iran war and affordability contributed to the blue wave. But Trump’s boorish behavior has also taken a toll.

Praising a candidate’s muscular butt and big feet is not what voters expect of a president. Trump’s obsession and preoccupation with the marble in his ballroom also evidences his inability to address the nation’s woes at a time of crisis.

Trump doesn’t understand what it means to be president.

Lou Maione

Manhattan

Almost 100 years ago, my parents immigrated to America legally through Ellis Island. I can’t help but wonder what they would think of what the Democrats want to do to this country.

“Democratic socialism” is an oxymoron — the foundation of socialism is the elimination of free elections. In ten years, this will not look like the America they loved. I’m glad none of them are here to witness what is happening; I’m sad that I am.

Jim Voltmer

Marion, NC

We witnessed an election turn on one buzzword: “affordability.” But did any Democrat put forth a valid plan on how they would make gas and groceries less expensive?

We’re about to find out what happens when people vote on the “affordability” buzz word.

Tom Smith

Sarasota, Fla.

Republicans: You know what you did wrong; now pull up your bloomers and get to work.

Lorraine Fittipaldi

Apollo Beach, Fla.

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