THE (R) BRAND MIGHT BE IN THE TOILET AT THE MOMENT…:

There is a very interesting mismatch between the elections for *candidates*, which effectively yielded a massive and historic sweep for the Democrats, and the *ballot initiatives*, almost all all of which yielded conservative outcomes, even in the deep blue states (but not VA).

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) November 4, 2026

…but conservative policies remain popular.

I got into that a bit earlier today in this week’s VIP essay.