Another Israeli expressed concern about the consequences, saying, “Now the true enemies are going to be fortified, they're going to be strong.” Israeli analyst Gil Hoffman says Israelis are concerned about results in states like Michigan and Maine, while also surprised by what happened in places like Texas and Kansas. “They already have been by the vice president and the president, not necessarily disagreeing.” President Trump acknowledged that the war with Iran may have cost Republicans votes, but maintained that preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon was worth the political price. In a post on X, he wrote, “But everyone knows why we lost.” Vance said a pollster asked voters who had abandoned Republicans what would bring them back.