Trump's Republicans Brace for a Midterm Shellacking
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Inflation, war and corruption: Will anger at Trump see Republicans punished at midterms?
Donald Trump and his Republican Party will make last-gasp pitches to US midterm voters Monday to hold back a predicted Democrat wave that could take over Congress and impose tight political constraints on the president for the first time in two years. With Trump's popularity at an historic low, many are predicting voters will punish the Republican Party at the polls. France 24's Philip Turle takes a closer look.
Donald Trump made the congressional elections to vote on himself. With 30 percent approval, he threatens to drag Republican candidates into the downward strudel. By comparison, he said little about what burns the voters under the nails.
Trump's Republicans brace for a midterm shellacking
WASHINGTON, D.C.— US President Donald Trump’s Republicans enter Tuesday’s midterm elections facing a potentially punishing voter verdict. His approval rating stands at just 32% in a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, while Democrats lead the national congressional ballot by more than eight percentage points. The electoral map is shifting accordingly. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report now projects […] The post Trump’s Republicans brace for a midterm …
The US is betting on the course of Trump's second term in a legislative election marked by the punishment of the president...
In November 2010, US President Barack Obama suffered a major setback. The Democrats suffered a devastating defeat in the midterm elections – they lost 63 seats in the House of Representatives to the Republicans. Obama later called the incident “shellacking,” which means “a proper shellacking.” 16 years later, Donald Trump faces a similar challenge.
As the United States is in the midst of the midterm elections, the New York Times and Ciena polls are seen as an important warning to Donald Trump and his Republican Party. The midterm elections are very important for the Trump administration, because the Senate is controlled by the Republican Party.
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