Vance attributes Republican defeat to war and sees Democrats gaining momentum for 2028

Vice President JD Vance broke his silence on the Republicans' performance in this week's elections and pointed to the war as the reason for the defeat. In a long post on Network X, as reported by host Bill on Fox Business, Vance wrote that "the reason we lost is the war" and said that President Donald Trump himself said the same the night before.

The vice president cited a query made by the president to his researcher. According to the report, the survey indicated a 13-point defeat in a generic vote for Congress. Vance listed voters' top four responses: ending the war, focusing on the cost of living and inflation, putting America first and changing the relationship with Israel.

The discussion about the political cost

Vance also stated that, for those who argue that losing the Senate for the next six years was worth it, the argument has not yet been made, and that anyone who thinks so should make it. According to the report, he wrote that everyone knows why the party lost and that any honest conversation about the future must start there.

In presenter Martha MacCallum's assessment, the vice president makes it clear that he has always been against the war. She added that he must be pleased with Trump's decision to end funding to Israel, announced the previous morning, which he called "a big move."

Corruption and the risk of investigations

Presenter Dana recalled that the number one topic in the network's voter analysis, corruption, was left out of the four main answers cited by Vance. MacCallum responded that the matter is two-faced. According to her, corruption occurs when so much public money is spent that it ends up being abused, with fraud from which people become rich, and cited the case of Minnesota. Bill recalled that, in the broadcaster's research on the topic, the cut-off was 39 Democrats, 32 Republicans and 31 Independents.

Dana assessed that Democrats talk about corruption and oversight, but avoid fraud in Minnesota, and that their target will be the White House. In agreement, one of the participants said that they will go after people linked to the president, "for sure." For investors, the prospect of greater oversight over the Executive is a political factor to monitor, although the transcript does not directly deal with markets.

The board of 2028

Fox News also devoted space to the Democrats who won. According to Dana, several of them are among more than a dozen names that could be considered in the White House, and the victories could serve as a springboard for 2028. MacCallum cited Shapiro, Pritzker and Ossoff among the winners and said that it is possible to see, in their behavior, the question they ask themselves: "is this my moment?".

She also praised Abdul El-Sayed's speech, which, according to her, summarized his message as "money out of politics, money in your pocket, Medicare for all", a simple and cohesive formula. She noted that some call him "the Muslim Obama" and recalled that Obama spent two years in the Senate before running for president.

In the Republican camp, MacCallum said Trump wants an open primary and should enjoy watching an "Apprentice-style" process. In short, according to Fox News, the party will need to face the verdict of the polls on war, the cost of living and corruption, while the Democrats heat up the dispute for 2028. Interest rates, the dollar and public accounts were not addressed in the transcript, and the effects on the markets will depend on how these agendas evolve.

Automatically translated from Portuguese.