Congratulations to the winners. May you decide to govern wisely.

“Pretend I’m on the ballot,” President Trump advised last month. Evidently a lot of voters did. In retrospect, the line nicely captures Mr. Trump’s almost unfailing ability to act against his own interests. (WSJ, Swaim 11/04)

ABDUL — Abdulraman Mohamed El Sayed celebrates his victory with his wife (in hijab).

With a 38% approval rating, it appears that the voters followed Trump’s advice. The GOP was defeated in contests in the Senate, the House, and in State Legislatures. The GOP losses in some States were unprecedented or the first since WWII.

The WSJ had a few good quotes from Republicans after the election:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was searingly blunt. For the Republican Party it was “close
to an extinction level event.” Its effects will “reverberate for the next decade or more.”

“It was a Watergate-level repudiation,” said Ted Cruz, soon to be Texas’ lone
Republican senator, on a podcast.

Ronna McDaniel, Republican National Committee chairman in the first Trump term,
told Fox News on Wednesday the election wasn’t only a Democratic wave, it was “a
Republican rebellion.”

It wasn’t only the number of Democratic victories, it was their size. It was a night of landslides—James Talarico of Texas by 12, Jon Ossoff of Georgia by 18, Roy Cooper of North Carolina by 20.

The most frequently cited reasons for repudiation of the GOP were gas prices and related food prices. Although the CPI had increased only at a rate of 2.7% in 2025, it rose to 4.2% in 2026 due largely to higher oil prices.

The new Senate and House will heavily favor Democrats. Although all seats in the House of Representatives are not yet decided, here’s one projected tally for the two bodies of Congress.

	Democrats	Republicans
Senate	56	44
House	259	176

One estimate has it that 100 members of the new Congress will be immigrants or children of immigrants. That’s up from 80 in the current Congress. Some wonder if so many newcomers with little or no family history in America is healthy for the country, but that’s a subject that probably requires further debate.

Massive Losses Caused by Trump’s Miscues

Besides inflation, since his election President Trump has made unforced errors that have made him more unpopular and a bigger target for the media.

At the top of the list is the Iran War. It’s hard to believe that neither the CIA nor military intelligence would have anticipated that Iran would retaliate by closing the Strait of Hormuz. Somebody made a huge and costly mistake that has caused global oil prices and prices at the pump to skyrocket. Sometimes government does things that make you wonder “how dumb can these people be?” Opening the border to millions of migrants was another brilliant move.
Implementation of the tariff strategy. Initially Trump explained that he felt other nations were taking advantage of the U.S., causing an imbalance of trade. He wanted to level the playing field by imposing tariffs. That makes some sense.

But his implementation of the tariffs was horribly flawed. Instead of trialing the strategy on a few important trading partners, he announced tariffs on every nation in the world all at once. That was a very risky way to roll out the program, and it backfired on him, making him look foolish.

Not only did the program fail, but President Trump’s very vocal way of announcing the tariffs caused unnecessary friction with allies and other trading partners.
Canada is the 51st state? This was a foolish thing to say that has contributed to worsening relationship with our largest trading partner and one of our closest allies.
The U.S. will take over Greenland. I can understand why the U.S. would want Greenland for its resources and strategic defensive position geographically. However, Trump made the mistake of making a public show of this threat, unnecessarily irritating Denmark, Greenland, and the E.U.
Removed endorsement of John Cornyn. Because Sen. Cornyn did not go along with some of Trump’s programs, Trump withdrew support and instead, endorsed Ken Paxson, a flawed and unlikeable candidate.
Endorsed Lindsay Graham’s sister. He endorsed Lindsay’s sister for the seat left vacant by his death, although she brought no qualifications to her candidacy.
Announced the U.S. would annex the Panama Canal. He said that China was taking control of the Canal and he wanted to stop it.
Renamed the Gulf of Mexico. Huh?
Insists that the Kennedy Center be renamed. Fueled Donald’s self-possessed image.

Socialists Gain Positions in Senate and House

Abdulraman Mohamed El Sayed (Michigan): Won the Senate race in Michigan. Abdul won election despite having made openly antisemitic remarks and having a family affiliation with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.

“Michigan, we did it,” Dr. El-Sayed said before laying a heavy Arabic accent on the pronunciation of his name. “My name is Abdulrahman Mohammad El-Sayed,” Dr. El-Sayed said to cheers, “and I am so proud and honored to stand here as your senator-elect from the great state of Michigan.” Dr. El-Sayed then added with a laugh that while he typically calls out “Inşallah” or “God willing,” he was adding an “alhamdulillah,” the Arabic for “praise be to God,” to his remarks.
Darializa Avila Chevalier (New York): Won her congressional race representing New York.
Claire Valdez (New York): Secured a congressional seat representing New York City after advancing through a highly competitive primary cycle.
Melat Kiros (Colorado): Won her congressional race representing Colorado.
Donavan McKinney (Michigan): Won his congressional race running on the Democratic line with DSA backing.
Chris Rabb (Pennsylvania): A former state representative since 2017, Rabb cruised to victory in his congressional race representing Pennsylvania.
Adam Hamawy (New Jersey) A plastic surgeon who recently travelled to Gaza to provide medical support for the residents. He had also been a character witness for the Blind Sheik, Omar Abdel-Rahman, who was the mastermind of the first attack on the WTC.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates with a Democratic congressional candidate, Darializa Avila Chevalier,
during an election night watch party on June 23, 2026. AP/Seth Wenig

Muslims Elected Officials in the 2026 U.S. Elections

In the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, seven Muslims were elected to Congress — one to the Senate and six to the House — plus several others in state legislatures theworlddata.com+2.

U.S. Senate

Abdul El‑Sayed (D‑Michigan) — Egyptian‑American physician and public health specialist, became the first Muslim ever elected to the U.S. Senate after defeating Republican Mike Rogers theworlddata.com+2.

U.S. House of Representatives

Six Muslim candidates won House seats in 2026 theworlddata.com+2:

Adam Hamawy (D‑NJ‑12) — Egyptian‑American retired U.S. Army surgeon, first Muslim representative from New Jersey The New Arab+1.
Rashida Tlaib (D‑MI‑12) — Palestinian‑American Democrat, winning her fifth term The New Arab+1.
Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5) – Somalian
Andre Carson (D-IN-7)
Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12)
Darializa Avila Chevalier (D-NY-13)theworlddata.com+1.

State Legislatures

Multiple Muslim and Palestinian‑origin candidates also won seats in state legislatures across the U.S. in 2026 en.abna24.com. While the provided data does not list every name, reports confirm that these victories were part of a broader surge in Muslim political representation, with at least 160 Muslim candidates running for local, state, and federal offices that year theworlddata.com.