Red, White, and Royal Blue Tsunami? How Casey McQuiston Predicted “Blexas”

This article contains spoilers for the plot of Red, White, & Royal Blue — and for the results of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, but you’ve probably heard about those.Americans across the country are rejoicing after Texas flipped blue, electing James Talarico as the state’s first Democratic senator in decades and Gina Hinojosa as governor. While many are experiencing the win as an elated surprise, fans of the LGBTQ+ novel Red, White & Royal Blue say this is unfolding just as the series foretold… …or should I say Red, White & Royal Blexas?Fans say that author Casey McQuiston predicted all of this in their smash-hit 2019 romance novel, which follows a love story between Alex Claremont-Diaz, son of the first woman president of the United States, and Prince Henry of England. Though their relationship starts as nothing more than a media friendship for the cameras ahead of Alex’s mother’s reelection, it blossoms into true love throughout the novel. What does this have to do with the 2026 midterm elections, you may ask? Well, Alex hatches a plan to turn Claremont-Diaz’s home state blue during the election, which is, you guessed it, Texas. Alex actually comes up with a 14-page memo called “the Texas Binder” containing his strategy to take back his home state during the presidential election. Barring a few of the details from the midterm election outcomes, sound familiar? “It was all in the binder,” McQuiston confirmed in a response to Vulture’s Instagram post featuring a photo of Zakhar Perez as Alex with the caption “History, huh? #iykyk.”Fans were also quick to point out the similarities between the novel’s political plot and the historic wins in Texas on social media. “if Texas goes blue it’s all because of him,” one user on X wrote under a photo of Alex Claremont-Diaz (played by actor Taylor Zakhar Perez) from the film adaptation of Red, White, & Royal Blue. “There will be a mandatory viewing of Red White and Royal blue tomorrow