Trump Claims Republicans Would Have Won US Midterms In A Landslide If He Was On Ballot
US President Donald Trump has claimed that the Republican Party would have secured a landslide victory in the 2026 midterm elections had he personally been on the ballot. His observations followed early results showing that Democrats are off to a strong start and several candidates who he backed suffered losses.
When Trump posted this on his social media platform “Truth Social”, he spoke of how he didn’t participate in the election and how it affected the performance of the Republican Party.
He thanked his supporters and ended by signing “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!” he wrote, thanking his followers and signing off as “President DONALD J. TRUMP”.
Trump’s remarks came as people are discontent with the economy under Trump, cost of living is increasing and they have concerns about the trajectory of the country.
The cost of living has increased, it is now a major issue for the next elections.
Early results and pre-election polls indicated that economy issues played a factor in voters’ choices.
In their voting exit polls, the Associated Press (AP) and several major television news networks reported that nearly 90% of voters considered the cost of living when deciding on their votes as part of a consortium of U.S. media outlets.
The findings also showed that roughly two-thirds of those interviewed said they felt high prices were due to Trump and roughly three-fourths expressed anger and dissatisfaction with the direction of the country was set by Trump.
When Trump took the helm at the White House, he had promised in 2024 to control inflation. But his government was criticized for the increasing expenses, tariffs on foreign products and the effects of the US conflict with Iran on the economy.
Trump supporters have been having trouble getting off the ground
Some of Trump’s Republican allies in the midterm elections were unhappy as well.
His preferred South Carolina and North Carolina Senate candidates, Darline Graham and Michael Whatley, respectively, were defeated, according to Reuters.
A Texas Republican, Ken Paxton, was neck in neck with Democratic candidate James Talarico for the Senate.
In the month before the elections, Trump had been making a campaign swing through 19 states during which he campaigned hard for Republican candidates. But in his first campaign, preliminary results showed that his campaign is not working out.
Exit polls also showed a drop in the Republican support of younger Americans and Black men.
Democrats take advantage of the red states
Democrats picked up victories in non-traditional battleground states and some of the results suggest a change in the electorate.
It was particularly significant due to it being the first South Carolina Senate seat to be won by a Democrat in the past century.
Dems were also ahead in Kansas where they have the last Senate seat, which was gained in 1932. But in the interim, Paxton’s game in Texas with Talarico was very close. The Democrats would be in control of the state senate for the first time in 38 years if they win there.
By 10 pm ET, US media outlets had believed the Democrats would be in control of the House of Representatives, giving them a good chance of taking a big majority.
However, even with Democrats in control of Congress, it may be difficult to get legislation passed with Trump’s presidential veto.