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Tim Sheehy
@timsheehy· MT· Nov 4, 2026

This was a fraud perpetrated against the people of Alaska. Under no circumstances should Mary Peltola be seated if she wins an election in a fraudulent manner.

thebulwark.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026Verified

Republicans made a choice and followed Trump over the cliff. And some of the time he talked about extraneous things that were ridiculous, but much of the time he implemented things that raised their costs: on electricity, on healthcare, on…

commondreams.org
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026Verified

We focused on American families, and their pain, and their needs. They're suffering. They're not having a good life. And they're worried about the future for themselves and their children.

commondreams.org
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026

We listened to them. And they talked about costs above all, chaos, and corruption.

commondreams.org
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026

But we’re going to fight Trump tooth and nail…no matter what he does.

vox.com
Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Nov 4, 2026

We have a real duty to investigate all of this just absolutely blatant corruption that’s so dangerous to our national security.

rollcall.com
Charles E. Schumer
@charleseschumer· NY· Nov 4, 2026

The bottom line is, one of the reasons we want to do everything we can to take back the Senate is not let Trump put such horrible justices — MAGA justices — on the Supreme Court and the lower courts.

rollcall.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026Verified

I hope Republicans learn the lesson that they failed to see up to tonight. Listen to the American people ... They want us to focus on, again, costs, chaos, corruption.

theguardian.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026Verified

We never wavered. We listened to the American people, what they wanted.

theguardian.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026

Republicans had a choice of following Trump over the cliff, even though Trump policies made American families’ pain much worse.

theguardian.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026Verified

Wow! Wow! Now, against all odds, we Democrats have won the Senate.

theguardian.com
Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Nov 4, 2026Verified

Tonight, the American people sent a clear message – they want a politics that brings people together rather than divides them, and leaders who offer concrete solutions to the challenges they face.

theguardian.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026

This is not the art of the deal. This is the art of surrender.

reason.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026

The only sure way to protect our troops is to end this war as soon as possible.

reason.com
John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Nov 4, 2026Verified

I refuse to allow a flawed, self-centered and shameless candidate like Ken Paxton to risk everything we’ve worked so hard to build over these many years.

foxnews.com
Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Nov 4, 2026Verified

I called Troy Jackson tonight to congratulate him and to assure him that my staff and I will work to ensure a smooth transition.

foxnews.com
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Nov 4, 2026Verified

After fighting Democrat obstruction at every turn, we prevented the largest tax hike in American history, secured our border in an unprecedented way, confirmed the president's Cabinet at the fastest pace in two decades, and put strong…

foxnews.com
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Nov 4, 2026Verified

The GOP conference has "put up a strong record of accomplishment that's created safer streets, more money in Americans' pockets, and new opportunities for families and businesses to get ahead,

foxnews.com
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Nov 4, 2026Verified

As we head into 2027, Senate Republicans will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democratic Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done.

foxnews.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026Verified

We have five words for the American people. Relief is on the way.

foxnews.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026

The American people reduced the red brick wall to a pile of bricks.

foxnews.com
Sherrod Brown
@sherrodbrown· Democratic · OH· Nov 4, 2026Verified

This victory belongs to all of us.

bbc.co.uk