JD Vance Blames Iran War for GOP Rout as Mortgage Rates Soared

Vice President JD Vance is blaming Republicans' election losses on the Iran conflict and rising prices."The real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone," Vance said in a post on X, hours after Democrats shellacked Republicans in the midterm elections, flipping almost three dozen seats in the House and Senate to win control of both chambers.Vance noted that polling found the war in Iran and cost of living and inflation concerns were the top items on voters' minds heading into Election Day.Those were among the top reasons that many of the voters who helped propel President Donald Trump to a second term in 2024, with majorities in both chambers of Congress, voted in Democrats on Tuesday, Vance said."The reason we lost is the war," Vance said in the post. "The president himself said so last night. If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest."But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there," Vance said. Indeed, Americans were broadly concerned about affordability in the months lea...