Last night was a tough night for conservatives across the country, not just here in Virginia. We saw some big flips. But I think the bigger story is the incumbents who held.
In the 5th District, it’s looking like a big win for Republican John McGuire. Democrats did everything they could to rally the collegiate vote at UVA to unseat him, but as it stands, he’s holding that district from Charlottesville down to the North Carolina border. In the 6th, Ben Cline easily fended off Beth Massey, holding the I-81 corridor from Frederick County down to Buckingham County. Enough patriots turned out to hold those districts.
We can’t say the same about the 1st and the 2nd. Longtime conservative Rob Wittman, a staunch supporter of conservative values in Virginia when we really needed him, appears to have lost the 1st District. Shannon Taylor, the Soros-backed prosecutor in Henrico County just outside Richmond, has declared victory. She’s another one of those prosecutors who took Soros money, just as many in Virginia have, including in Fairfax County and Prince William County.
In the 2nd District, Jen Kiggans was unseated, and Virginia Beach put Elaine Luria back in.
But we’re not going to panic. I’m not worried, and I’m certainly not in the dumps this morning. If one thing is for sure, it’s that Democrats will overplay their hand over the next two years.
They’re already warning Republicans in Washington to “lawyer up.” Get ready for not one, not two, but multiple impeachments aimed at President Donald Trump. They will go after conservative staffers, operatives and fundraisers. If you want to know what the next two years look like, look back at what happened under Joe Biden in the lead-up to 2020. You’re about to see a repeat.
The good news is that all of it will be on display. The American people will see exactly what happens, and we can point to Virginia as the playbook Democrats will use across the country. That only bodes well for 2028.
Make no bones about it: this was a referendum on President Trump. People went to the polls yesterday, or voted during Virginia’s egregious 45-day early voting period, and cast their ballots against him. Whether it was the economy, the war, or just plain dislike, they voted against Donald Trump, not for anything. That’s how it’s been for the past 10 years.
Then there are the conservatives who sat this one out. They were promised lower costs for groceries, utilities and gas, and that hasn’t happened. They were told the Iran conflict, which started this spring as a military action, would take a few days or a couple of weeks. They said, fine, get us in and get us out before the midterms. That hasn’t happened either, and several conservatives stayed home.
My biggest disappointment is the abortion amendment that passed here in Virginia. Abortion is already legal in Virginia. Now Democrats are codifying it in our state’s sacred constitution. As I’ve been saying, this will allow minors to go to doctors and have abortions performed without doctors being required by law to tell the parents.
But the fight is not over. In Tazewell County, Judge Jack Hurley has already scheduled a court hearing for November 13. The challenge argues that Democrats once again ignored the rules for changing the constitution by failing to post the required notices in courthouses across the state before voters went to the polls. It’s the same thing that happened in April with the gerrymander that tried to create a 10-1 Democratic map, which was tossed out. We’ll be following this as it moves through the courts.
So we’re not going to get down, and we’re not going to give up. Virginia and America are worth fighting for. As Rush Limbaugh used to say, it’s never going to be time to panic, because we’re never going to give up.
You’re not alone in this. Stay patient, stay vigilant and keep fighting for what you believe in.
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SOURCES:
VPAP 2026 election results (referenda): https://www.vpap.org/electionresults/20261103/referenda/
Virginia Department of Elections unofficial results: https://enr.elections.virginia.gov/
Virginia Mercury: Nov. 13 hearing set to challenge reproductive rights amendment: https://virginiamercury.com/2026/10/28/if-virginians-approve-reproductive-rights-amendment-a-hearing-is-set-for-nov-13-to-challenge-it/
Virginia Insider: The Abortion Amendment Passed — And the Fight Moves to Court: https://www.virginiainsider.com/p/the-abortion-amendment-passed-and-the-fight-moves-to-court
