Republicans Are Bracing For A Total Wipeout In Next Years Elections

Republicans Are Bracing For A “Total Wipeout” In Next Year’s Elections
This week’s results have some in the party on edge, and determined to quickly prove that Congress can get something done under Republican control.
Posted on November 8, 2017, at 6:21 p.m.
Alexis Levinson ,Tarini Parti BuzzFeed News Reporters

Republicans knew next year’s midterm elections could be rough, but few were prepared for the beating their party took in the elections Tuesday night. Now, as House Republicans prepare for their turn on the chopping block, they know they’re running out of time to make good on their campaign promises, or risk suffering the same fate.

“Last night is a warning shot to Republicans: ‘We don’t see you getting enough done,’” said Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole, a former chair of the House Republican campaign arm. “And so I take it as much a congressional failure as any shot at the president or anything else.”

Republicans lost races up and down the ballot on Tuesday, both statewide in Virginia and New Jersey, and locally in a tidal wave that took out incumbent Republicans in several states and has put Republican control of the Virginia House of Delegates in question.

And even with tax reform, some Republicans fear Tuesday’s results — specifically the beatings Republicans took in suburban areas in Virginia and elsewhere — are a prelude to disaster.

“If last night is any indicator,” said the Republican strategist, “we’re looking at total wipeout.”

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