Republicans call midterm defeat a Watergate-level repudiation
Briefing by News4U · First published
Republican leaders on Thursday denounced their party’s midterm election defeat after Democrats took control of the US Senate and House, with some races still outstanding. Texas Senator Ted Cruz called the outcome a “Watergate-level repudiation” on his Verdict podcast, saying voters rejected Republican candidates over high costs of living. Former House speaker Newt Gingrich branded it a “failed performance election,” writing that Americans were angrier about their pocketbooks than about socialism or Islam, as party figures also blamed the unpopular Iran war. [1]