Why Republicans May Have Already Lost the Midterms
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What does Mark Halperin’s monologue reveal about the current state of the 2026 midterm elections?
Well, we're deep into September now. Uh, that means October is around the corner, and then of course November and Election Day. And our guide here to everything next up. Welcome to Next Up with Mark Calper. That's me. I'm the editor in chief of the live interactive video platform two way, the host here. To guide you to everything next up as we barrel towards these midterm elections. Early voting is starting pretty soon. Grateful to all of you for tuning in, Nexters. I was on the road for a couple of weeks and I met a lot of great nexters. One guy came up to me and said, I'm not a nextter. He said, I listen to every show, I watch every show, but I'm not a next thing. I said, why not? He said, Well, my wife's an extern.
And she says, we both can't be. I say they both can be. All of you can be. Thank you for being here. Michael Knowles is here today. He's the host of the Michael Knowles Show on the Daily Wire. Excited to talk to him about the midterms and about this J.D. Vance puzzle that I'm just so obsessed with. Uh how people are viewing the vice president. Before Michael Knowles is here, though. My reported monologue on whether time is running short on Republicans to turn things around. on the midterms. I've talked to a ton of folks. Very excited to bring to you uh my monologue on what I believe will be the best you'll hear. I say with as much humility as I can muster, uh the stay of the midterms, where things are. Uh a quick note, uh we call housekeeping.
I like the phrase housekeeping. Uh normally I do my eight for twenty-eight, uh top Democratic presidential candidates for twenty twenty eight at the beginning of each month. Uh we're gonna slide it back a little bit to the middle of the month because got two very special shows coming for you next week related to uh commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of nine eleven and the one year anniversary of the murder of Charlie Kirk. So that's what we'll focus on next week. Eight for twenty-eight will come to you uh in the middle of the month and then we'll have another one. uh the following month. Uh but that that that's the explanation for those of you Who uh set your clock by it. So we'll take a quick break and then next up, my reported monologue on the state of the midterm elections is next up.
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And I can't tell you the outcome 'cause nobody can. But I think I'm gonna be able to tell you with a lot of uh precision and reporting. where things are right now regarding the key thing, which is uh w what's gonna happen in the House, what's gonna happen in the Senate.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What does Mark Halperin’s monologue reveal about the current state of the 2026 midterm elections?
0:02–11:51
2
How have Republican strategists’ expectations shifted as the election calendar approaches?
11:51–34:37
3
What are the key factors driving the projected loss of House and Senate seats for Republicans?
34:37–56:46
4
How does the early voting timeline affect Republican campaign strategy?
56:46–1:03:53