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From the Right · Watch · November 4, 2026

Nov 4 ยท Trump says the Iran war was 'a part of' Republicans' midterm losses and vows vetoes, as Jon Favreau predicts a GOP 'bloodletting' and Ben Shapiro says 'We will win again'

Daily Wire: .@benshapiro: "It feels like we're never going to win again, and that's not true. We will win again. It's just going to take the Democrats completely going off the reservation."

Daily Wire: .@benshapiro: "It feels like we're never going to win again, and that's not true. We will win again. It's just going to take the Democrats completely going off the reservation."

Grade D (64/100). Ben Shapiro on election night says Republicans will win again, pointing to the 2006 and 2016 swings

D: Mixes in the reporter's opinion and uses loaded words.

  • Adds the reporter's own opinion or claims as fact (minus 24 points): [0:00] 'Democrats will undoubtedly overreach' and [0:29] 'It's just going to take the Democrats completely going off the reservation' (Ben Shapiro's own prediction; no source)
  • Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): [0:04] 'tonight was just horseshit' (Shapiro's own wording)

Splits: Ben Shapiro on election night says Republicans will win again, pointing to the 2006 and 2016 swings

Same story: Pod Save America, Reuters

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