{
  "id": 18754167,
  "title": "Why this GOP governor thinks his party got ‘worse than a butt whipping’ on Tuesday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/why-this-gop-governor-thinks-his-party-got-worse-than-a-butt-whipping",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "POLITICO",
    "slug": "politico",
    "url": "https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/07/kevin-stitt-republicans-butt-whipping-be-nice-01155140"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kevin Stitt, the former Republican governor of Oklahoma, believes his party suffered a \"worse than a butt whipping\" outcome in the recent midterm elections. Speaking to POLITICO, Stitt, who had previously clashed with Trump over a NGA gathering, urged the president to adopt a more civil approach. Stitt stated, \"People are just kind of tired... They are ready for something new and a change... I think President Trump’s policies are amazing, but the civility and being nice to people would go a long way.\" The governor expressed disappointment over several losses, particularly Greg Abbott's defeat in Texas, attributing the results to public fatigue with politicians' self-dealing and soaring costs. Stitt called for bipartisan immigration reform, criticizing the administration's weaponization of the Department of Justice and urging Trump to focus on repairing relations with Democrats.",
  "summary": "Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt blamed the lack of ‘civility’ from President Trump as a reason Republicans got shellacked.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}