‘The Beginning of the End of Trumpism’
Democrats won both chambers as voters cited costs and corruption, handing Trump a rare midterm defeat in deep-red states.
- On Tuesday, voters handed Democrats a historic victory, flipping control of both the House and Senate with 228 and 54 seats respectively, delivering a decisive rebuke to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
- Voter fatigue with a political figure dominating the conversation for eleven years, combined with concerns over rising costs and government corruption, drove the electoral shift against Trump's policies, including the Iran war and tariffs.
- The Democratic sweep included upsets in deep-red states such as Kansas, Texas, and South Carolina, while Senator Susan Collins' 30-year tenure in Maine ended in a significant defeat for the Republican Party.
- Rep. Robert Garcia, expected to chair the House Oversight Committee, signaled immediate action by writing "LAWYER UP" regarding planned enquiries into the Trump administration's actions.
- Despite the win, Democrats lack a clear leader and a two-thirds majority to override Trump's veto power, while Trump posted a "VETO" message on Truth Social following the election.
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In Desde la Redacción, the streaming program of La Tercera, former chancellor Ignacio Walker and former ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Darío Paya, analyzed -in conversation with Rodrigo Álvarez and Francisco Aravena - the elections in which the Democratic Party got the majority in both chambers of the United States Congress. They also deepened in the Senate seats in which the Republican Party lost its hegemony for decad…
The victory of the Democrats in the US mid-term elections opens a new stage for Donald Trump, and for the country. To what extent will the opposition be able to condition the rest of its presidency and put a stop to it from the legislature? Does this result mean the beginning of the end of Trumpism or can the political movement survive an electoral setback?Continue reading....
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