New year, new chances: Republicans could come together to clinch 2026
When it comes to politics, the name of the game is self-preservation in Washington. But to save the GOP majority, Republicans must unify for the greater good in 2026
Opinion-editorial by Summer Lane | November 24, 2025
While Republicans have enjoyed a majority, no matter how slim it may be, in both chambers of Congress in 2025, all eyes are turning toward next year’s midterm elections, which will effectively determine the permanence of President Trump’s America First agenda.
As the year draws to a close, many are turning a retrospective gaze to the legislative accomplishments of Republicans during President Trump’s first year back in the White House, and while there have been some big wins, the GOP needs to lock in a little harder if it wants to maintain its majority in Congress next year.
Worries arise in Washington
Amid news that America First Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) would be resigning from her seat, effective January 2026, many conservatives are more worried than ever about the shrinking GOP majority in the House.
What’s more, Rep. Greene said this week that rumors about more incoming high-profile congressional resignations may indeed be true, as morale in the Republican Party seems to have hit a brick wall.
“Our best shot was the first 6-9 months,” Greene said on X, discussing the importance of pushing key legislation in 2025.
She added, “And when Republicans likely lose the midterms it will become total and complete political war and gridlock once again. The Uniparty always wins no matter which way the political pendulum swings leaving the American people empty handed.”
Are things really so bleak in Washington, D.C., a place Greene described as a “wicked snow globe”?
Let’s look at the big WINS
At the end of the day, President Trump’s big win in 2024 was more than historic – it was miraculous. It signaled an epic pushback on establishment politicians and awakened a patriotic spirit in Americans everywhere.
After years of Biden-sparked chaos and an economic hellscape, Trump’s win was hard-fought and hard-won.
When he took office in January 2025, the political momentum was on his administration’s side. With a no-holds-barred approach, President Trump closed the open border and began making strides immediately to sign executive orders that addressed the overwhelming litany of campaign promises he made last year.
He also had the benefit of partnering with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who spearheaded the Department of Government Efficiency – an agency that brilliantly pinpointed massive amounts of waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal apparatus.
DOGE was incredibly popular with American voters. No more would the federal government insanely send $50 million to Gaza to fund condom purchases or dispense $532,000 to investigate transgenderism in rodents.
This work, coupled with a rapid-fire and quickly confirmed America First cabinet, was like rocket fuel for the first several months of the president’s agenda. President Trump struck multi-trillion-dollar deals with countries across the globe, using the leverage of tariff power to negotiate better trade deals for the country, and opened up domestic energy production.
And in July, President Trump passed his landmark legislation, the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which codified some of his most important campaign promises: the elimination of taxes on tips and overtime, and continued funding for deportation operations and border security.
There can be no doubt: this administration has had some seriously big wins.
Why the spirit of disunity as the midterms approach?
There are a few things to consider when you hear people discussing the lack of “morale” among Republicans and the American voters, despite the many victories the Trump administration has spearheaded thus far.
The chief issue is affordability. While nobody expects the Trump administration to fix Joe Biden’s housing and economic crisis overnight – and while pricing is moving in a better direction on some grocery items – the overall housing market and beyond is out of sight for most Americans.
It is this frustration among younger Americans that spurred the victory of NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani, and it is a taste of things to come if Republicans fail to deliver results on the cost of living.
An intense focus on foreign policy, particularly in the Israel-Hamas situation, temporarily drew the administration’s focus away from affordability as a top priority (at least in messaging). Foreign focus is not terribly popular with Americans who have been crushed under overwhelming tax burdens and Biden-era prices. With 59 percent of Americans today holding a negative viewpoint of the Israeli government, for example, the overwhelming focus on the Middle East is simply not good messaging.
Add to that the bitter and contentious departure of Elon Musk from the Trump administration – a much-loved figure among the younger voting demographic – and the horrific assassination of Turning Point USA President Charlie Kirk (another popular leader among the youth), and it makes sense that Americans are feeling a little worse for the wear.
But in politics, as in life, difficult moments can defeat you, or they can be used as a springboard for bigger and brighter changes.
When representatives like Rep. Greene jump ship on the Republican Party, headed into 2026, it can demoralize voters. That’s not to say that many of Greene’s grievances with her own conference aren’t valid, but it does shrink the GOP majority and reduce the ability of President Trump to implement his agenda before the midterms.
To maintain momentum, Republicans have only one choice: unify, unify, unify.
President Trump recognized this on Sunday when he wrote, “The Republican Party has never been so UNITED AS IT iS RIGHT NOW!”
He added, “…the Republican Party is MUCH BIGGER than it was when I announced in 2015 or, ever was before – Many Millions More Members! We now have the Strongest Border EVER, Biggest Tax Cuts, the Best Economy, Highest Stock Market in USA History, and sooo much more. BUT, THE BEST IS YET TO COME! VOTE REPUBLICAN!!!”
President Trump is right to point out that the Republican platform is bigger on the heels of 2024 than it has been in decades. The GOP must come together in 2026 and unify behind the America First agenda, immediately codifying as many of the president’s legislative items as possible, to set the right tone before the midterms.
To hold the majority, Republicans must be as laser-focused and relentless as their Democrat opponents.
As Benjamin Franklin once reportedly said, “We must, indeed, all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”
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