特德·克鲁兹称“蓝色海啸”席卷德克萨斯州，民主党横扫全州级公职选举
克鲁兹承认民主党赢得了德克萨斯州所有全州级公职的选举，其中包括詹姆斯·塔利科在参议院选举中爆冷击败肯·帕克斯顿
作者：迈克尔·辛凯维奇
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发布时间：美国东部标准时间2026年11月5日 00:03
詹姆斯·塔利科在赢得德克萨斯州参议院选举后，在胜选演说中呼吁团结
在赢得德克萨斯州联邦参议院席位的胜选演说中，这位当选议员将竞选过程形容为一群“无名之辈”发起的一场运动。他强调要以“友爱政治”取代“分裂政治”，承诺将代表所有德克萨斯人、解决经济不平等问题，并清除政治中的大额资金以弥合深刻的政治分歧。
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德克萨斯州共和党联邦参议员特德·克鲁兹周三对共和党在中期选举中遭遇的惨败作出严厉评价，将选举结果描述为一场“蓝色海啸”，并警告称其所在政党已与选民脱节，尤其是在“孤星之州”（即德克萨斯州）。
克鲁兹在X平台（原推特）发布的长文中承认，共和党遭遇了历史性挫败，失去了参众两院的控制权，而民主党则横扫德克萨斯州的全州级公职选举。
“2026年并非普通的‘蓝色浪潮’，而是一场‘蓝色海啸’。这是一场彻头彻尾的惨败，”克鲁兹写道，“这不是一次普通的2006年中期选举。这是堪比水门事件的民意清算。”
他发表这番直率评价之际，正值民主党在全国传统共和党票仓取得历史性突破，其中包括他的家乡州——民主党拿下了所有全州级公职席位，终结了共和党持续数十年的统治。
【佛罗里达州州长德桑蒂斯称共和党中期选举惨败对共和党而言“近乎灭绝级事件”】
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德克萨斯州共和党参议员特德·克鲁兹于2026年9月10日在德克萨斯州达拉斯的美国航空中心出席共和党中期 convention 第二天的活动并发表讲话。（劳拉·布雷特/西帕美国图片社）
“这次选举的后果在德克萨斯州最为严重，”克鲁兹写道，“在孤星之州，我们输掉了每一场全州级选举。”
“德克萨斯州现在是蓝色的。这句话很难说出口。但至少今天，德克萨斯州是蓝色的，”他接着说道。
据福克斯新闻决策部的统计，民主党在德克萨斯州取得了两项重大胜利：詹姆斯·塔利科在联邦参议院选举中击败共和党总检察长肯·帕克斯顿——这是近四十年来民主党首次在孤星之州赢得参议院席位；州众议员吉娜·伊诺霍萨击败了长期执政的共和党州长格雷格·阿博特。
【特朗普在肯·帕克斯顿身上押注失败，民主党人意外拿下德克萨斯州参议院席位】
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民主党联邦参议院提名人、德克萨斯州众议员詹姆斯·塔利科于2026年11月3日星期二在德克萨斯州奥斯汀的一场选举夜活动中发表讲话。（埃里克·盖/美联社图片）
克鲁兹认为，共和党此次政治失利的根源在于未能应对选民对生活成本高企的不满，尤其是选民仍在为日常开支挣扎。
“食品太贵，汽油太贵，柴油太贵，保险太贵，生活方方面面都太贵，”他写道。
“人们的不满是可以理解的，而当选的共和党人在解决他们切实的痛苦方面做得还不够，”克鲁兹说道。
他还批评了关税政策以及与伊朗的持久战争，认为这两者都加剧了选民的不满情绪。
【保守派对“灾难性”中期选举蓝色海啸感到震惊，归咎于特朗普的伊朗战争和高油价】
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据福克斯新闻决策部统计，民主党人吉娜·伊诺霍萨在2026年德克萨斯州州长选举中击败了长期执政的共和党州长格雷格·阿博特，在这个传统共和党票仓取得了历史性的民主党政绩。（丹妮尔·维拉萨纳/盖蒂图片社）
他表示，共和党失去了蓝领工人、年轻选民、农民、牧场主以及西班牙裔选民的支持，而福音派基督徒的投票热情也不如以往，由此得出结论：他的政党已经“疏远了农村美国”。
克鲁兹称，他在选举后致电塔利科，祝贺他的胜利。
“昨晚，我给詹姆斯·塔利科打了电话，祝贺他取得了令人瞩目的胜利，”克鲁兹写道，并补充说两人进行了“愉快的交谈”，他愿意与这位民主党人合作推进有利于德克萨斯州的议题。
尽管遭遇了惨败——其中还包括民主党赢得了该州副州长和总检察长的选举——克鲁兹对共和党能在德克萨斯州重新夺回阵地仍持乐观态度。
【民主党拿下参议院，蓝色大潮涌入特朗普腹地，推翻共和党票仓】
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德克萨斯州共和党参议员特德·克鲁兹于2025年3月3日在华盛顿特区美国国会大厦出席圆桌讨论。（凯拉·巴特科夫斯基/盖蒂图片社）
“但现在听我说：我们会让德克萨斯州重回怀抱，”他写道，“德克萨斯州会再次变成红色州（即共和党票仓）。”
在整个竞选过程中，塔利科将自己塑造成一位温和派，致力于代表德克萨斯人而非华盛顿的民主党利益。
帕克斯顿与总统唐纳德·特朗普及其他全国共和党人一同将塔利科称为“共产党员”，称他在热爱烧烤的德克萨斯州吃素食，还指出他在德克萨斯州议会任职期间支持跨性别群体，以及他在议会发言中称上帝“非二元性别”。
“我们并没有突然变成一群吃豆腐、禁枪、穿 tutu（芭蕾舞裙）的激进共产主义自由派，”克鲁兹写道，“这不是我们。德克萨斯州依然是德克萨斯州。”
“我们将作为真正的蓝领政党重建，不是通过拥抱社会主义，而是成为真正的自由市场保守派，”他接着说道，并预测共和党将实现政治复出。
“现在情况很糟，但黎明前总是最黑暗的，早晨终将到来，”他说道。
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Ted Cruz says ‘blue tsunami’ took over Texas after Democrats swept statewide races
Cruz acknowledged Democrats won every statewide race in Texas, including James Talarico’s Senate upset over Ken Paxton
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Published November 5, 2026 12:03am EST
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In a victory speech after winning the Texas U.S. Senate race, the speaker celebrates a campaign turned into a movement built by underdogs. Emphasizing a politics of love over division, the newly elected senator pledges to represent all Texans, tackle economic inequality, and get big money out of politics to bridge deep political divides.
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, delivered a scathing assessment on Wednesday of Republicans’ sweeping midterm election losses, describing the results as a “blue tsunami” and warning that his party had lost touch with voters, particularly in the Lone Star State.
In a lengthy post on X, Cruz acknowledged that Republicans had suffered historic defeats, losing control of both chambers of Congress while Democrats swept statewide races in Texas.
“2026 was not simply a blue wave; it was a blue tsunami. It was an ass kicking,” Cruz wrote. “It was not simply a bad 2006 midterm election. It was a Watergate-level repudiation.”
His blunt assessment came after a landmark Democratic breakthrough in traditionally Republican strongholds across the country, including in his home state, where Democrats won every statewide race, ending decades of Republican dominance.
FLORIDA’S DESANTIS DESCRIBES GOP MIDTERMS WIPEOUT AS ‘CLOSE TO AN EXTINCTION-LEVEL EVENT’ FOR REPUBLICANS
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, delivers remarks on the second day of the Republican Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 10, 2026.(Laura Brett/Sipa USA)
“Nowhere are the consequences of this election greater than Texas,” Cruz wrote. “In the Lone Star State, we lost every single statewide election.”
“Texas is blue. That is a hard sentence to utter. But Texas, today at least, is blue,” he continued.
Democrats scored two major victories in Texas, with James Talarico defeating Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate race — marking the first Democratic Senate victory in the Lone Star State in nearly four decades — and state Rep. Gina Hinojosa unseating longtime Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, according to the Fox News Decision Desk.
TRUMP’S GAMBLE ON KEN PAXTON BACKFIRES AS DEMOCRAT PULLS OFF HISTORIC TEXAS SENATE UPSET
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Democratic Senate nominee Texas state Rep. James Talarico speaks at an election night event in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.(Eric Gay/AP Photo)
Cruz argued that Republicans’ political defeat stemmed from their failure to address growing frustration over the cost of living, as voters continued struggling with everyday expenses.
“Food is too high, gas is too high, diesel is too high, insurance is too high, life is too high,” he wrote.
“Understandably, people were pissed off, and elected Republicans didn’t do enough to address their very real pain,” Cruz said.
He also criticized tariffs and the prolonged war with Iran, arguing that both had contributed to voter frustration.
CONSERVATIVES STUNNED BY ‘CATASTROPHIC’ MIDTERM BLUE TSUNAMI, BLAME TRUMP’S IRAN WAR, HIGH GAS PRICES
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Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated longtime Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas’ 2026 gubernatorial election, marking a historic Democratic victory in the traditionally Republican stronghold, according to the Fox News Decision Desk.(Danielle Villasana/Getty Images)
He said Republicans had lost support among blue-collar workers, young voters, farmers, ranchers and Hispanic voters, while evangelical Christians failed to turn out with the same enthusiasm as in previous elections, concluding that his party had “alienated rural America.”
Cruz said he called Talarico after the election to congratulate him on his victory.
“Last night, I called James Talarico. I congratulated him on his very impressive victory,” Cruz wrote, adding that the two had a “pleasant conversation” and that he was willing to work with the Democrat on issues benefiting Texas.
Despite the sweeping losses, which also included Democratic wins in the state’s lieutenant governor and attorney general races, Cruz expressed optimism that Republicans could regain ground in Texas .
DEMS SEIZE THE SENATE AS BLUE TIDAL WAVE CRASHES DEEP INTO TRUMP COUNTRY, TOPPLES GOP STRONGHOLDS
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Sen. Ted Cruz speaks during a roundtable discussion at the U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
“But hear me now: we will bring Texas back,” he wrote. “Texas will be red again.”
Throughout the campaign, Talarico cast himself as a moderate dedicated to representing Texans rather than Democratic interests in Washington.
Paxton, along with President Donald Trump and other national Republicans, labeled Talarico a “communist” and a vegan in barbecue-loving Texas, pointing to his support for the transgender community while in the Texas Legislature and a floor speech in which he said God was “nonbinary.”
“We have not suddenly become a bunch of tofu-eating, gun-banning, tutu-wearing pinko commie liberals,” Cruz wrote. “That ain’t us. Texas is still Texas.”
“We will rebuild as a true blue-collar party, not by embracing socialism, but by being real free-market conservatives,” he continued, predicting a political comeback for Republicans.
“It is dark right now, but it is always darkest before the dawn, and morning is coming,” he said.
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