In the wake of sweeping Democratic wins across the nation Tuesday night, Vice President JD Vance attempted to quell Republicans’ electoral fears by blaming the electoral losses, in part, on the Biden administration.
“I think it's idiotic to overreact to a couple of elections in blue states,” Vance wrote in a social media post on X Wednesday.
Democratic candidates scored major victories Tuesday in several contests, including to gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, and the highly-contested mayoral race in New York City, New York, which saw Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani win more than 50% of the vote, becoming the first mayoral candidate in the city to receive more than 1 million votes since 1969.
A ballot measure in California was also passed by voters Tuesday to combat President Donald Trump’s efforts in Texas to boost the Republicans’ majority in the House.
But for Vance, Tuesday’s elections were not a bellwether for the upcoming midterm elections, nor the 2028 presidential election, but rather, a result of the lingering effects of the Biden administration.
“The president has done a lot that has already paid off in lower interest rates and lower inflation, but we inherited a disaster from Joe Biden and Rome wasn't built in a day,” Vance wrote. “We're going to keep on working to make a decent life affordable in this country, and that's the metric by which we'll ultimately be judged in 2026 and beyond.”
Vance also condemned his party’s infighting, which has grown significantly during Trump’s second term in office, largely over the administration’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, as well as the administration’s continued support for the state of Israel.
“The infighting is stupid,” Vance wrote. "I care about my fellow citizens – particularly young Americans – being able to afford a decent life, I care about immigration and our sovereignty, and I care about establishing peace overseas so our resources can be focused at home. If you care about those things too, let's work together.”
I think it's idiotic to overreact to a couple of elections in blue states, but a few thoughts:
1) Scot Pressler, TPUSA, and a bunch of others have been working hard to register voters. I said it in 2022, and I've said it repeatedly since: our coalition is "lower propensity" and…
— JD Vance (@JDVance) November 5, 2025