前参议员米特·罗姆尼（犹他州，共和党）周三列举了他认为本党在本届中期选举中失败的原因，民主党在本届中期选举中赢得了众议院和参议院的控制权。
Former Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Wednesday listed off reasons he thought his party failed in this year’s midterms, in which Democrats won both the House and Senate.
“糟糕的政策，糟糕的品格导致糟糕的政治：反复无常的关税，冲动的伊朗战争，全面赦免，明显的腐败，司法被武器化，ICE（移民与海关执法局）的暴行，高耸的赤字，隐瞒[杰弗里]爱泼斯坦，抛弃盟友和纵容敌人，”罗姆尼周三下午在社交平台上发帖称。“希望能够纠正航向，为了国家，也为了我的党，”他补充道。
“Bad policy, bad character make bad politics: erratic tariffs, impulsive Iran war, blanket pardons, apparent corruption, weaponized justice, ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] brutality, mountainous deficits, hiding [Jeffrey] Epstein, abandoning allies and coddling enemies,” Romney said in a Wednesday afternoon post on the social platform“Hoping for a course correction, for the country and for my party,” he added.
罗姆尼曾在2012年参选总统，历来是特朗普总统的批评者。他也是唯一一位在两次特朗普弹劾程序中投票定罪的共和党参议员。
Romney, who made his own presidential bid in 2012, has historically been a critic of President Trump. He was also the lone GOP senator to vote to convict Trump in both of his impeachment proceedings.
共和党今年试图保住众议院和参议院，面临着伊朗不受欢迎的战争、生活成本担忧以及特朗普的支持率等障碍。然而，周二国会选举地图变成了蓝色，民主党夺取了两院的控制权。
In their quest to hold on to the House and Senate this year, Republicans faced hurdles like the unpopular war in Iran, concerns about the cost of living and Trump’s approval rating. However, the congressional map went blue Tuesday, with Democrats taking both congressional chambers.
据Decision Desk HQ预测，民主党将在众议院最终获得261个席位，较目前的214个席位有所增加。在参议院，民主党预计最终将获得55个席位，较其在第119届国会拥有的45个席位有所增加。
Democrats are projected to end up with 261 seats in the House, according to Decision Desk HQ, up from their current total of 214. In the Senate, they’re projected to finish with 55 seats, up from the 45 they have in the 119th Congress.
罗姆尼并非2026年中期选举结果出来后唯一批评本党的共和党人。众议员托马斯·马西（肯塔基州，共和党）周二晚上在X平台发帖称，民主党的中期选举大胜“是为了让共和党为背弃承诺负责”。“今晚的结果不是关于对民主党或社会主义原则的信任；而是关于让共和党为背弃承诺负责，”马西表示。“共和党所要做的就是：1. 将美国利益放在首位 2. 不要再发动另一场战争 3. 起诉性贩卖者，”他补充道。
Romney wasn’t the only Republican critic of his party in the wake of the 2026 midterm returns. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said in a Tuesday night post on X that the midterm blowout by Democrats was “about holding Republicans accountable for betraying their promises.”“Tonight’s outcome isn’t about placing faith in Democrats or socialist principles; it’s about holding Republicans accountable for betraying their promises,” Massie said on“All Republicans had to do was: 1. put Americans First 2. not start another war 3. prosecute sex traffickers,” he added.