There’s a lot of time for post mortems between now and January when the new Congress takes over. One analysis of the last election that is amazing Capitol Hill is the incredible shift to the left of Gen Z, 18 to 24 year olds, which buried the Republicans.
BREAKING: In a stunning moment, CNN's Senior Data Analyst Harry Enten just exposed how Gen-Z voters CRUSHED Republicans in the midterms. This is amazing. pic.twitter.com/cfZPe9jplc
— Democratic Wins Media (@DemocraticWins) November 12, 2026
The 15% approval rating, down from 43%, is particularly horrific. This is the rationale behind the blue tsnunami.
Now a lot of these people are not crazy about either Chuck Schumer or Hakeem Jeffries, moreso Schumer. Schumer is 75 and not a wartime consigliere. Will Chris Van Hollen step up if asked to? All he says is that he has not closed the door on discussions.
Jeffries situation is a little different. He’s worked his butt off to become House Speaker and will take the gavel unless somebody challenges him.
We have an historic win at our feet. Let’s see that we begin as we intend to proceed with the right front men (or women) leading the party.
