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How Trump’s ‘Little Detour’ to Iran Became a Roadblock in the Midterm Elections
Voters are weighing higher gas prices and security concerns as an AP-NORC poll finds both parties want Congress to focus on affordability and ending the war.
- Elevated gas prices and voter fatigue over the nearly eight-month-old Iran war are weighing heavily on Republican candidates, with national fuel averages hovering above $4 per gallon since June.
- President Donald Trump describes the war as a "little detour," despite promises to avoid foreign conflicts, while Iran-backed Houthi rebels have attacked Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure, escalating the regional crisis.
- Sean O'Brien, a student at Auburn University in Alabama, said Trump's Iran decision left him "very disillusioned," prompting him to rethink his allegiances and expect to vote Democratic.
- Internal campaign polling suggests Trump's argument regarding the war has not resonated with American voters, who increasingly link the conflict to higher grocery prices and travel costs.
- The State Department is reducing staffing at four embassies in the Middle East after intelligence indicated Iran has increased efforts to target American personnel in the region and elsewhere.
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How Trump’s ‘little detour’ to Iran became a roadblock in the midterm elections – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Noor Dubow says he regularly votes for Republican candidates who he believes align with his economic views — even though he’s never been a fan of Donald Trump, finding himself repelled by some of the president’s dehumanizing rhetoric toward immigrants. But this year, when Dubow cast his early ballot in the midterm...
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How Trump’s ‘little detour’ to Iran became a roadblock in the midterm elections
WASHINGTON (AP) — Noor Dubow says he regularly votes for Republican candidates who he believes align with his economic views — even though he's never been a fan of Donald Trump, finding himself repelled by some of the president's dehumanizing…
·Toronto, Canada
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Leaning Left11Leaning Right2Center12Last UpdatedBias Distribution48% Center
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