Democrats had a strong showing in last week's elections, despite several controversial candidates on the ticket.

Republicans are now strategizing their next play as they approach the 2026 midterms.

In this episode, we speak to a Republican strategist about what went wrong and how issues like energy costs, the economy, and

ongoing government shutdowns could shape the road ahead. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire

Executive Editor John Bickley. It's Sunday, November 9th, and this is Morning Wire.

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Joining us now is Colin Reed, Republican strategist and founding partner at South and Hill Strategies.

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Now, this was an off-year election, not a presidential and not even a midterm, but Democrats

still had a stronger than expected

performance in multiple instances. How significant were these races? Well, first, before we get

too far into it, it's important to note that Democratic candidates won an extremely blue

parts of America on Tuesday. And yes, there are lessons to be learned, but I think it's also

important that we reset there, and that if Republican candidates are winning in places like New Jersey, which

hasn't elected a Republican president since the Reagan era or Virginia, which hasn't gone

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