Josh Hawley: Midterm Elections Were ‘The Funeral Of The Republican Party’

Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley said Tuesday that the midterm elections, in which the Republican Party failed to regain a majority in the Senate, was the end of the current GOP.

“I think that this election was the funeral for the Republican Party as we know it. The Republican Party is — as we have known it — is dead. And voters have made that clear,” Hawley told reporters Tuesday on Capitol Hill.

A number of outlets, including NBC and Fox, declared Saturday that incumbent Democratic Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto had won her race against Republican challenger Adam Laxalt, assuring Democrats of at least 50 seats in the upper chamber. That advantage could grow to 51 seats if Democratic Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock is able to hold off Republican Herschel Walker in the December runoff.

Senator @HawleyMO: “I think that this election was the funeral for the Republican Party as we know it. The Republican Party is, as we have known it, is dead. And voters have made that clear.” pic.twitter.com/1WGXUvbuhS
— The Hill (@thehill) November 15, 2022

Some Republican senators, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, have blamed the disappointing midterm results on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. During a Monday podcast, Cruz said the GOP should have won a majority in the Senate and blamed McConnell for not supporting Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters. Masters lost to incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, who outspent the political newcomer nearly eightfold.