Tipping point

The Republican Party looks like it’s coming apart at the seams. The public mood is bleak: 63% of young adults say they’ve considered leaving the country, and 75% of Americans report more stress about the future—not just because of politics, but from isolation and daily struggles compounding the anxiety. Into that atmosphere, Republicans just suffered a brutal election night, and the fallout is getting uglier by the hour.

Instead of recalibrating, the party is sprinting toward a shutdown cliff. Government funding teeters at the breaking point as the holidays approach, air travel is already wobbling, and millions of families face sudden threats to SNAP benefits—the kind of chaos that lands on kitchen tables, not cable panels. And what did GOP leaders do today? Not negotiate, not lead—they blasted out coordinated tweets blaming Democrats for the mess.

If there’s a strategy, it’s bumper-sticker simple: “Blame the Left.” But that line is exhausted. Voters want competence, not choreography; solutions, not scapegoats. Every hour spent performing outrage is an hour not spent keeping planes on time or groceries affordable. Republicans can still choose governing over grievance. Until they do, “chaos” isn’t a partisan talking point—it’s the brand.