Former Trump campaign chairman and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon told his podcast viewers that Republicans should take Tuesday night’s losses to heart, saying: “The midterms start tonight, and the warning signs are flashing.” He observed that “Democrats just flipped two Georgia commissioners,” marking “their first statewide wins in 30 years.”
Far-right influencer Mike Cernovich (who spawned the “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory) tweeted: “Ted Cruz and Mark Levin are walking Trump into impeachments and then prison. 2026 will be a blood bath.” MAGA podcaster Jack Posobiec likewise warned that “2026 will be worse if we don’t course-correct.”
Vance is politically quite savvy. He’s shallow and inauthentic and I think he’s smart enough to know that is a huge disadvantage following Trump. If he leans in to the memes, which it seems like he’s already doing, he’s a legitimate threat in 28. He’s built a career on being groomed by maga goons and it’s paid off so far.
Vance plays dumb, but not all that convincingly. He doesn’t radiate oafish stupidity in the same way that Trump does.
And he looks like a demonically-possessed chipmunk.