Republicans took a landslide loss in Tuesday's midterms, and right-wing commentators are struggling to explain it without blaming their own party's choices.

• Democrats won big across the House and Senate, but pundits like Ben Shapiro are downplaying it, insisting voters only wanted "incremental change."
• Plenty of Republicans actually crossed over to vote Democrat, a sign of anger rather than a simple shift toward the middle.
• Commentators are blaming right-wing podcasters like Tucker Carlson for souring voters on the GOP, rather than blaming the unpopular Iran war and broken promises.
• In Michigan, a Jewish Democratic candidate won easily, with most Jewish voters backing him, undercutting claims that criticizing Israel's war costs votes.
• Some conservative voices are reaching for extreme explanations, from predicting America's collapse to blaming migration into Texas or foreign interference.

Outlook: Expect continued infighting among conservative media figures, with little sign Republicans will shift away from the war-and-Israel-aligned stance that seems to be costing them support.