Democratic party gains, Democratic party losses

Republican opportunities abound, but will they be taken?

Michael D. Shaw Nov 12, 2025 @ Mike's Point of View

There was much crowing about Dem wins in New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City. Let’s unpack this. Notwithstanding the usual voter fraud, such as “mysterious” voting machine breakdowns in largely Red precincts, it is worth noting that unsuccessful candidates Jack Ciattarelli (NJ) and Winsome Earle-Sears (VA) were not exactly MAGA Republicans.

Moreover, New Jersey is a traditional Blue state, so for a Republican to succeed there, it would take more than an old-style political hack, who had already lost a gubernatorial primary in 2017 and a gubernatorial election in 2021. In theory, Winsome-Sears had a better shot, but she was plagued by weak fundraising, and poor messaging, that seemed to focus on attacking transgender hegemony (which worked for incumbent Youngkin), while failing to adequately address economic issues.

Evidently, Trump was not terribly impressed with Winsome-Sears either, only giving her token support. And, don’t forget that Northern Virginia, which is suburban DC, is as deep Blue as any liberal stronghold you can name. The area is rife with government employees, contractors, and Beltway Bandits. Funny, but I’m old enough to remember when a substantial number of federal employees and contractors were conservative!

As to New York City, Muslims make up 9% of the population, and Mayor-elect Mamdani’s Socialism/Communism has its traditional appeal to NYC’s liberal elite. Few Blacks and Hispanics voted for him, but he cleaned up on the disaffected vote: Angry White Women and the rest of the educated (read: “indoctrinated”) class.

Some fuss was made over his supposed Jewish support, including a pro-Mamdani demonstration led by three female rabbis. At least one of these rabbis was revealed to be an atheist. Suffice to say that Jews who actually practice their religion did not vote for him.

Moving to the other side of the country, in Seattle, socialist Katie Wilson defeated traditional Dem incumbent Bruce Harrell. Meanwhile, the government shutdown (longest in US history) ended with no gain whatsoever by the Dems.

“We have two parties here, and only two. One is the evil party, and the other is the stupid party. Occasionally, the two parties get together to do something that’s both evil and stupid. That’s called bipartisanship.”—Sen. Everett Dirksen R-IL (1896-1969)

SO…The Evil Party is turning most socialist, and the Stupid Party is forgetting how to win.

The trend on the Dem side toward socialism is nothing new, dating back at least to the Woodrow Wilson administration (1913-1921). The difference these days is socialism’s increased popularity among the upper classes. Sure, back in the day all the young revolutionaries came from privileged backgrounds, but presently, we seem to have a much more widespread socialism of guilt, with large swaths of the wealthy embracing this philosophy—at least for virtue-signaling purposes.

Meanwhile, far too many Republican candidates, not to mention the political leadership, never learned that MAGA is nearly always a winning strategy. Why, you could virtually define “MAGA” by opposing what the Democrats favor:

• Illegal aliens
• Criminals
• LGBTQ+ hegemony
• Unlimited welfare
• Suppression of private schools by preventing a voucher system
• Overpriced and incompetent bureaucratic healthcare system
• Functional atheism
• Economic disaster for the middle class, to promote expensive “solutions”
• Political correctness to suppress freedom of thought and speech

Attacking any of those bullet points is a sure winner, only Republican leadership has to THINK like a winner to move forward.

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