With only nine months until the midterm elections, Democrats will scrutinize every move President Donald Trump takes as they fight to reclaim control of the House and the Senate.
Victor Davis Hanson lays out the narrow road ahead to victory for Trump and the GOP during the 2026 midterm elections. History is not on the incumbent’s side. Messaging mistakes and unforced errors could shift key voters and hand Congress back to Democrats. Hanson explains what it will take to hold a Republican majority—and why the stakes for these midterm elections could not be higher—on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”
“There’s another advantage that Trump has. They’ve raised, I think, $90 to $100 million. They’ve out-raised the Left by three or four times. And the billionaire class of Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, not to mention Marc Andreessen or Elon Musk, they have defected and it’s really hurting the Democrats.
“What they’re looking at in California with this billionaire’s tax, you can be a billionaire and have property and investments, homes, but you might only have, I don’t know, $100 million. They’re gonna take $50 million from you on your aggregate worth. That’s not gonna go over well with the billionaire class. And there, that’s just a foretaste of what Kamala Harris will do if she has a Democratic Congress.”
(0:00) Midterms Ahead
(2:04) Unforced Errors
(4:34) Incumbents Usually Lose Seats
(5:35) What’s Working
(9:11) Outraging Democrats
(10:08) Known Unknowns
(10:55) Final Playbook
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Were in trouble now w the tariff ruling?
Then independents r foolish
Help us!!! 🙏🙏🙏
Do we stand a chance? 🙏🙏🙏
You mentioned the Georgia elections and I think it really proves what Stalin said and I remember hearing something to the effect that it really doesn't matter who votes are how many people vote the only thing that really matters is who counts the votes. None of that other stuff matters at all well it isn't totally true because if you have fair elections, how many vote and who votes matters a lot but if you get to count the votes well need a save more. If you don't understand that quote there is no help for you. You're too stupid to understand anything anyway I think one of Donald Trump's biggest powers in this election as he's a much wiser man than he was on the 2016 election. He's got the power to do a lot of things to make sure that who counts the votes are at least a lot more fair and he's using every thing he can like redistricting to give Republicans a better advantage something that's been done by both sides since the existence of the United States so the ones in power get to write the rules to some extent I'll end by saying yes I'm part of Donald Trump's base I would vote for him and I would follow him through the gates of hell heaven totally given up that he could run a third time you know I think it says something about consecutive terms not sure on all that legal stuff but if they can find a loophole hey let's do it after all even in Rome they brought back good leaders for short periods of time and gave him dictatorial powers, and you know what every single one that had dictatorial powers given under this type of authority, gave it up sooner that he was required to. Yes, in my opinion I don't think anyone that can't tell you who the governor of their state is can't tell you what the three main branches of the federal government are and doesn't have a clue as to what electoral votes are and how that works. You really want those type of people voting and especially if you're not a citizen do you want a non-citizen siding with your future will be regarding votes to me. These are such common sense that I can't see how anyone can argue against him, but they do.
Thank you for that eye opening review!
Glad to have you back, Hanson. Please listen to him, America!! He has never led us astray!!!!! This is so IMPORTANT !!!!!!
Pray for America and pray for our President ❤
Keep the Dems from cheating again.
Praying for the GOP to just exercise discernment, discretion, and wisdom, and not play into the democrats’ hand.
Trump is going to lose big in Nov if he does not get himself under control. He has been lost off-year elections in 2025 steadily but seems not to care. As VDH says, he is making unforced errors by not focusing his attention on what matters and conveying that to the public. His is his own worst enemy. Pray for him to exercise control over his mouth, texting, and messaging.
TRUMPS POLICY IS charging Ukrainian legal refugees thousands of dollars for work permits, Trump is no friend, if they do not pay, these legal Ukrainian refugees do not get due process, they are arrested and deported, this is no rumor, it is a fact! Ukraine was invaded, tell putin to get out of Ukraine.
Ukraine… Trumps words gives aid and comfort to putin and will cost Ukraine more loss of life and property……Ukraine is paying for all the arms, Trump's action will cause more death in Ukraine…. This Trump nonsense will cost the republicans the mid-term elections for sure
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After mid terms will lots of reps be criminally charged and sent to jail because dems control justice system?
I fear that the hatred of President Trump is far greater than common sense of otherwise sensible people. They had rather cut off their noses to spite their face.
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America stands at a crossroads.
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I think Rubio would beat Harris badly.
Praying for your full recovery David 🙏🏻
November? How about today? By then Ukraine will be as Gaza raped to the core. Sit back and watch the assault on children too. Don't think so. Assault and raping of America too from day one. Win , win, win! Then what? More dishonesty, deception, removal of efforts to clean up the air, water, and soil. God hadn't created losers. That's false as well. Who's human in 2026? Missing life by chasing a slave master to stay enslaved on the plantation mind you. Let Jesus Christ open the eyes He gave you. Weep for Him. Blessings upon all.
Nobody talks about what is causing the revolts today! It is because of the disparity between the subsidiary government businesses VS those who are working to be self sufficient, private property self employed people of the USA!
We’ve let our government have too much power! There is a time for a new American revolution!
Let’s remember,God has chosen this man to bring us out of bondage.God has this. We have to believe it is.
President Trump didn't create that video! You lost me immediately!
Thank you for the good common sense session!
So good to see you back. I love your straight forward no bias in your opinion. finally the voice in the forest is back. Wishing you a complete recovery and a long comfortable future God bless you.
I always appreciate your views. Thank you!
The press is still not being held accountable for running psy-ops contrary t the truth.
They already have.
Victor you are genius! Please explain why Ayatollah who is a "PSYCHOPATHIC LIAR" and a "HOMICIDAL MANIAC" with defiant ideology was not part of your analysis? Ayatollah's pursuit of nuclear weapons will never cease because theology demands Mahdi to arise from war and subdue the world establishing Sharia Law. Islam's messiah comes in conflict! To die fighting for Allah is the greatest accomplishment on earth! Trump has to remove all potential for Iran to posses nuclear weapons! Today the new "peace force" consolidates global support to secure peace! Here is a major catastrophic war that is unavoidable! Wrap up a prediction more war based! Russia is being squeezed by circumstances as well! The Baltic sea a battleground. The horn of Africa a potential battleground! War is more apt to affect elections than bad mouthing someone! That is my take for November!
After all, that's happened in 2025 and 2026 I can't believe this guy is still supporting trump
I thought Hanson was supposed to be an intellectual. It appears He's got his nose up Trump's a** like the rest of them. Well, it's not the first time a pseudo intellectual has supported an evil grifting regime
If he still supports trump after the Obama racist post, then he is lost.
The republicans will lose the midterms because the country and world now SEE Trump as he is, a self serving, depraved, corrupt, degenerate, who is CONSTANTLY deceitful, because he actually is a pathological lying sociopath, without shame. Focused only on acquiring money and flattery for himself.
his power to convince comes from having no shame.
The key to his success is he is never feeling or showing any guilt as he lies. He uses his instincts, greed and intelligence to aggrandize himself and audaciously, to blame others for the faults that he has. He speaks despicably of others, using extreme language – that is an ongoing projection of his own self hatred. Which is why he needs constant adoring flattery to hold his defensive delusions in place. And why he hates anyone who threatens it.
Truth is his enemy.
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The marxists left cheated in 2020
Every election is the most important!
The US had committed far too much unforced errors in the last 25 year. Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Gaza, 12 days war in 2025. Hopefully the next unforced error, Iran war, will not happen.
I just love listening to your commonsense and just peaceful way of talking is a blessing to all of us I hope God blesses you and your family it makes you get stronger every day everyone loves you face-to-face you are a strong person❤
Get well soon Sir !! 🙏
Glad your back Mr HANSON for important INFORMATION DIFFICULT ISSUES TO LEAD A POWERFUL COUNTRY TO UNITY FORWARD FROM PASSDED ADMINISTRATION POOR LEADERSHIPS TO FEED THE MASSES FICTION FACTS TRUTH ????? GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR 🙏 THANKS ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
The House of Republican!!!!!
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A little bit, but with one caveat about Minnesota in that, I’m sure the Trump administration knew of way before it exposed the graft and corruption epic to the American economy. Remember Trump in his first term knew better than to go into blue states and refuse to do so. I’m quite sure that man knows what he’s doing and also listens to your advice.
He lost those seats in Georgia because it was stolen; again.
"Trump's plan." Good grief. He has no plan. He's never had a plan. Its no way to run a country.
Trump not handling the Epstein files release effectively and not having any accountability, gives the Democrats a chance at victory in the midterms. Not because the Democrats are better or smarter or more honest, but because Americans are sick and tired of being lied to. The Democrats winning midterms would be a clear Fuck You to Trump for not being transparent and honest with his base—who want transparency and accountability—not gaslighting.
Said thing is Trump will make many mistKes and careless errors that will not only cost him but the country in a long run.
Prime examples now are his social media posts, reposts and video clips like Gaza and Dems being monkeys.
Why stir things up unnecessarily or make himself as a target or laughing stick? I don't get it. I voted for him but why is Trump being a SOB even after being over 70 is mind boggling.
All the goodthing he did, he is erasing them quickly
Great advice from VDH. 👍🇺🇸
Victor's words are being heeded by POTUS hopefully cuz midterms can make or break our sovereignty and success
What about Epstein? Conjecture based on this very limited release of files (45% or so) only breeds more mistrust from THE BASE…
We're toast for the next few elections. Republicans are going to be annihilated because while they did not cause the cost of living crisis, it has not improved much.
Hello Mr Davis. I’m so happy u are well and have returned to the airwaves
We have to put George Soros in handcuffs ! That's what we have to do, Victor.
It's good strategy 😂❤🎉