Trump Blamed For GOP Losses As Midterm Election Results Come In

The Republican Party on Wednesday blamed former President Donald Trump for a string of losses among candidates he personally supported in the midterm elections.

At least 14 of Trump's handpicked candidates are projected to have lost their midterm election bids, according to ABC News. In Pennsylvania, for example, Trump-backed Dr. Mehmet Oz lost to Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. In Michigan, Tudor Dixon also failed to unseat Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Some Republican allies are now criticizing Trump and questioning whether he still has the ability to lead the party after his handpicked candidates underperformed in the midterm elections.

"Republicans have followed Donald Trump off the side of a cliff," David Urban, a longtime Trump adviser with ties to Pennsylvania, said in an interview, as quoted by The New York Times.

"Almost every one of these Trump-endorsed candidates that you see in competitive states has lost," former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Wednesday. "It's a huge loss for Trump. And, again, it shows that his political instincts are not about the party, they're not about the country — they're about him."

Former Republican Rep. Peter King said the results of the midterm elections showed that it was time for the GOP to move on and stop allowing "blind fealty" to Trump to determine the fate of the party. He also blamed the former president's repeated sniping at political allies as the reason why the Republicans failed to have a "red wave."

The "red wave" refers to a sweeping Republican takeover during the midterm elections.

However, there are still a handful of races that remain unprojected. Currently, control for the House of Representatives is leaning Republican. As of 10:50 p.m. ET, Republicans secured 207 seats for the House while Democrats earned 184 seats. Either party needs a total of 218 seats to win the majority.

That being said, control of the Senate remains up in the air. Republicans have won 48 seats compared to the Democrats' 46. Either party needs to win 51 seats for the majority. However, there are still a handful of races that remain unprojected, including Nevada, Arizona and Alaksa.

According to FiveThirtyEight, Georgia's Senate contest will also head to a runoff between Republican candidate Herschel Walker and Democrat Raphael Warnock.