Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke with Sean Hannity on the takeaways Republicans can learn from 2022 midterms: "Here's a lesson to take from last night. Look, why do the Democrats do better than expected? Because for two years they've governed as liberals. They've governed as whacked-out lefty nut jobs. You know what that did? That excited their base, excited a bunch of young voters that came out in massive numbers because when you actually stand for something your base gets excited. There's a lesson for Republicans to learn, which is when we have a majority next year, we damn better well act like it and use it, hold this administration to account. We need to be happy warriors. If we do that, that leads to victory. If we don't stand and fight, then we don't win."