Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has joined a burgeoning chorus of Republicans predicting disaster for their party in the 2026 midterm elections , admitting in a conversation with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) that the GOP should prepare for defeat. Shapiro admitted as much in Thursday’s episode of his podcast after Newsom took charge during a segment of rapid-fire questions, asking the Daily Wire co-founder, “I mean, Republicans have no chance in this midterm, right?” “I think that they are