The Cuban opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer García, founder of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), reacted on Facebook to the Republican defeat in the U.S. legislative elections on November 3, expressing concern over the loss of both chambers of Congress and arguing that ending the Cuban dictatorship earlier would have changed the outcome.
Ferrer described the result as "regrettable" and pointed out that the main reason for voters' dissatisfaction—the rising cost of living—is "largely a consequence of the necessary war against the Iranian regime."
Nonetheless, the dissident exiled in Miami since October 2025 defended the management of the Trump administration: "One cannot say that the current government is doing everything right, but given the many dangers that threaten this great country, it is doing a great job."
The central argument of his publication was that a different strategy would have prevented the electoral debacle. "What I am sure of, although it can no longer be fixed, is that if they had better considered the actions against Iran and had ended the Castro-communist regime since March or April, the economy would be in better shape and the elections would not have been so adverse," he wrote.
Ferrer also issued a warning regarding 2028: "And if the situation in Venezuela is not resolved, then Cuba's and Iran's! In 2028, the election results will be worse for the Republicans."
The Republican defeat was historic. The Democrats regained control of the Senate with victories in strongholds like Texas —for the first time since 1988—, Kansas —since 1932— and South Carolina —since 1998—, while the House of Representatives also passed into Democratic hands with a projected 244 seats.
Exit polls revealed that 62% of voters disapproved of Trump's administration, and 65% believed that tariffs were harming the country. The price of gasoline had risen from 2.98 to 4.48 dollars per gallon between February and September, according to data from NBC News.
Ferrer did not hide his rejection of the more radical wing of the Democratic Party: "I hope the most left-leaning Democratic candidates are the most defeated. Many of them are more dangerous to the freedom and prosperity of the United States than HIV is to the human immune system."
The Cuban dissident had anticipated weeks before that the electoral period could be a window of opportunity for more vigorous actions from Washington against Cuba, and that the conflict with Iran had temporarily diverted U.S. attention. On October 31, the Chargé d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Cuba, Mike Hammer, met with Ferrer and Rosa María Payá in Miami.
"If things are not done correctly, leftist radicals and Islamists will have an increasingly better breeding ground to advance their dangerous agenda," concluded Ferrer, making it clear that he believes the fate of the Cuban regime is directly linked to the electoral health of the Republican Party in the United States.
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