Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has been blunt about how his party fared in this year’s midterms.
In a lengthy article on X, which was a transcription of what he said on his podcast, Cruz described the result as a “blue tsunami.”
“It was a…kick,” Cruz said. “It wasn’t just a bad midterm election in 2006. It was a rejection on the scale of Watergate.”
Cruz himself was nearly ousted in 2018, when Democrat Beto O’Rourke lost to him by just two percentage points. Eight years later, Cruz would become Texas’ only Republican senator after James Talarico defeated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Cruz said he knew the GOP wipeout in Texas, which saw every statewide office go to Democrats, was entirely possible.
“I’m really, really sorry that this happened. Texas hasn’t had a Democratic governor since 1994. We haven’t had a Democratic senator since 1993. Now we’ll have both,” Cruz said.
Cruz, like others in his party, has blamed the devastating losses on Republican politicians who don’t seem to understand or care about the cost-of-living crisis facing Americans.
“Food is too expensive, gas is too expensive, diesel is too expensive, insurance is too expensive, life is too expensive,” Cruz said. “Tariffs have made everything too expensive and the war in Iran has lasted too long. It should have been brief, decisive and over. It must end.”
Cruz also cited wealth inequality as a frustration for voters, referencing Elon Musk’s brief billionaire status.
“There is a real economic divide. Our K-shaped economy is a yawning gap. Last year we saw the world’s first billionaire, a modern-day Thomas Edison, just as millions of people were struggling to feed their families,” he said.
“Of course, people were upset and Republican elected officials did not do enough to address their very real pain,” he added.
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