Every election, people imagine there is a permanent shift. But honestly, can you imagine a situation where California goes red across statewide races? This happened in Texas. Demographic shifts ensure that the clock is ticking on Republicans. They’ll blame immigration, but 2024 proved they could win minorities. They just decided to be racist as their main governing principle, and lost all those gains. With Stephen Miller’s promotion, they’re doubling down. I think 2026 will go down as the end of the era when America was evenly divided between the two parties. Republicans might win some times in the future, but they’ll have to get lucky and everything will have to go right. It’s now a “lean blue” country. Conservatives have only themselves to blame.