The media siloing of conservatives was massive and intentional
Fox News running fake polls saying 95% of MAGA supported the war
Aggressive attempts to silence anyone who pointed out war and affordability were going to be definitive issues
Gaslighting about Trump’s continues popularity
The entitlement displayed by insulting voters you were demanding to turn out
After watching Dems build a giant denial bunker around first Biden and then Harris leading to their own befuddled destruction Republicans decided the best strategy was to do exactly the same thing to themselves and their voters
“Just trust the plan” was a recipe for the kind of blowout we just witnessed