Trump’s Not Just a Builder Now — He’s the Architect of His Own Demise

Trump’s not just a builder now — he’s the architect of his own demise

The president’s push to solidify the MAGA coalition he rode to victory two years ago led directly to a historic defeat so huge, Andrew Feinberg writes, that he couldn’t even claim election fraud in the end

Trump’s 2024 coalition was a loan. The bill just came due.

Republicans lost more than just a midterm election on Tuesday night. They lost an essential part of the coalition that put them in power. And if they respond by blaming fraud, bad luck, or the usual midterm headwinds, you may as well start planning for another defeat in 2028.This election is not a story about swing voters suddenly falling in love with Democrats. It’s about the Trump coalition hemorrhaging support from its base, and that is a muc…