LOADING ERROR LOADINGRepublicans have good reason to feel uneasy about this year’s midterm elections after Democrats notched a stunning victory in Texas over the weekend, a former press secretary for President Donald Trump said. “Every one of them said, ‘This is a problem.’ One person’s direct quote was, ‘This is 8.5 on the Richter scale,’” he said. Spicer’s comments on Rehmet’s victory start around the 18:09 mark. Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped a long-held Republican seat in Texas' 9th Senate District in a Jan. 31 runoff election. “We will come out fighting with a new resolve, and we will take this seat back in November.

Source: Huffington Post February 03, 2026 21:57 UTC