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Republicans brace for midterm wipeout and rehearse the blame

Strategists on both sides are rehearsing recriminations weeks before Election Day, according to the Fox column; the excuses, at least, are right on time.

On air: Hank Ledger on Wake Up, America
Published 5:16 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Fox News: “MARK HALPERIN: Republicans are bracing for a wipeout. Here's who they'll blame if it happens”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:16 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Hank Ledger.
Topics: Republicans.

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Fox NewsMARK HALPERIN: Republicans are bracing for a wipeout. Here's who they'll blame if it happens

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRepublicans are bracing for a midterm wipeout, and strategists on both sides are already rehearsing who gets blamed.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip Waverly is live outside a party office with the early excuses.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentHank, I'm standing on a loading dock at five in the morning, and a man just wheeled out a pallet marked excuses, with the pollsters on top, shrink-wrapped and ready.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShrink-wrapped.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentFox's Mark Halperin writes that strategists are preparing to win the argument over why it was lost, and the election is still weeks away. Behind me, a van is delivering the second pallet, labeled the media.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the blame shipped before the votes were counted.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentRight now it's the only thing here running ahead of schedule, and the guard says the third pallet is just a mirror.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentI'd call that a desk-ready scoop, by the way.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThank you, Skip. The mirror pallet goes out last.