Republicans lost some ground after recent gubernatorial elections. Only one candidate from the Republican side won a major seat.
Republican John Curtis won his seat, the only upside for Republicans. After the losses Republicans made it very clear who they thought responsible.
The most talked about defeat was Ed Gillespie to Phil Murphy. Trump tweeted about why Gillespie lost. Some Republicans disagreed with his suggestion.
Gillespie opted not to campaign with Trump. This led to speculation on if he did the opposite would it make any difference.
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Tom Davis said “This is just an old fashioned thumping.” He was referring to Ed Gillespie lost.
Davis said “They have taken all of these guys out. The party is going to have to get right on immigration if they want to win in these areas.”
Trump tweeted “don’t forget, Republicans won 4 out of 4 House seats, and with the economy doing record numbers, we will continue to win, even bigger than before!”
He had tweeted prior that Gillespie didn’t accept his style. Trump also tweeted “MS-13 and crime will be gone. Vote today, ASAP!”
Some believed that the loss would only cause further divide among Party members.
Steve Bannon talked about Gillespie’s strategy. Where there are establishment candidates, the lesson of Gillespie is Trumpism without Trump,” said Stephen Bannon.
“We now have forced the establishment to embrace our platform,” he claimed.
The results proved Bannon wrong unfortunately.
