'2026 midterm fallout continues: Why GOP's $400 million anti-trans gambit failed with voters' & other Wed/Thur news briefs

As more fallout is felt from the Democratic Party's huge blue tsunami of victories last Tuesday, it's becoming clear that the reliance on anti-trans attacks by the Republican party fizzled in the face of worries about the economy, Trump's unnecessary war with Iran, and more issue that Americans felt were more important:

Most voters saw GOP’s $400 million in anti-trans ads as “strange and over the top,” study shows

Republicans bet everything on anti-trans messaging. It didn’t pay off 

 In other news: 

Rainbow Wave 2026: See all the LGBTQ+ midterm election winners - As of now, 18 LGBTQ candidates won their races in the United States House, Senate, and various other statewide races. I think this is the largest number of winning candidates we've ever had. 

The 2026 Midterms’ LGBTQ+ Paradox: Historic Political Wins, But New Anti-Trans Restrictions in Four States - HOWEVER at the same time, while our candidate won big and anti-trans bigotry failed against them, anti-trans measures in four states did win. It's is certainly as the article headlines says it is - a paradox.