An exposé has emerged regarding the internal failures of the US Republican Party after their midterm defeat

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/us/politics/trump-midterms-losses-republicans.html
Summary
- The Republicans attempted to lead a ceasefire and open the Strait of Hormuz to lower oil prices, but all efforts failed. Even Trump expressed late regret while watching the election results broadcast.
- Trump carried out a "nomination massacre," purging high-profile heavyweights with high winning potential simply because they opposed him. Even his most rational aides issued numerous warnings and pleas, but they were ignored.
- The Democrats, despite lacking funds, preemptively secured TV advertising slots at low prices early on.
- Aides directly advised that Trump's personal Super PAC funds should be released to counter the advertising war, but Trump refused to open his wallet all summer, calling it "my personal money."
- When the desperate Republicans finally tried to buy ads in October, unit prices had skyrocketed; even after spending four times more than the Democrats, they only secured 70% of the Democrats' advertising volume.
- Furthermore, they wasted funds by holding an unprecedented "Midterm Convention" in US political history, where Trump made an absurd populist campaign promise to "pay $5,000 per citizen upon victory."
- Although Musk invested hundreds of millions of dollars for figures like Ken Paxton in Texas, these funds were diverted to defend candidates Trump had forced into the race. This caused the money to shift toward safe strongholds (such as Kansas, SC, Mississippi, etc.) that were not actual battlegrounds, leaving representatives in key swing districts to wither away.
- Despite backlash from the left wing and hardliners within their own party, the Democrats nominated a large number of moderate candidates, such as veterans, firefighters, and doctors.