# Ted Cruz Laments GOP’s ‘Watergate-Level’ Repudiation in Midterms

https://mins.news/en/item/129985

- Bloomberg News, 2026-11-05 02:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-05/ted-cruz-laments-gop-s-midterm-losses-and-texas-turning-blue?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aebea40401f6f00015292d9

> Texas Senator Ted Cruz called Democrats’ sweeping victories across the country a “blue tsunami” and sharply criticized his party’s historic losses. In his home state of Texas, Republicans were ousted from nearly every major office.

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