# ‘Forget 2028’: Senate GOP braces for a long stretch in the minority

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2 outlets covering · First listed: Washington Examiner, Nov 10, 2026, 5:41 PM · Read it: <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4799492/forget-2028-senate-gop-braces-for-a-long-stretch-in-the-minority/>

Senate Republicans are confronting a grim reality: they’re likely to be out of power until at least the 2030 elections. The “bluenami” performance from Democrats, coupled with a challenging Senate map for Republicans in 2028, presents the very real possibility the GOP may not control the upper chamber again until 2031 or beyond, a bitter

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- Nov 10, 2026, 5:41 PM: [‘Forget 2028’: Senate GOP braces for a long stretch in the minority](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4799492/forget-2028-senate-gop-braces-for-a-long-stretch-in-the-minority/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
  Senate Republicans are confronting a grim reality: they’re likely to be out of power until at least the 2030 elections. The “bluenami” performance from Democrats, coupled with a challenging Senate map for Republicans in 2028, presents the very real possibility the GOP may not control the upper chamber again until 2031 or beyond, a bitter
- Nov 11, 2026, 12:21 PM: [Jim Justice says GOP can ‘forget’ retaking Senate majority in 2028](<https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6213842-justice-gop-senate-majority-2028/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
  Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) says his party can “forget” about retaking the Senate majority in 2028 just a week after brutal losses for Republicans on deep-red turf. “You can forget 2028. Absolutely,” Justice told the Washington Examiner. “This is such a colossal blow that it is beyond belief how colossal this is to America.” Democrats…