Trump Has the Democrats Right Where He Wants Them
Democrats gained at least 45 House seats and flipped several Republican-held districts, giving them a chance to check President Donald Trump’s agenda.
- Following the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats took control of the House and Senate, flipping several long-held Republican seats. President Donald Trump congratulated the party on Tuesday, though he maintained the results were not a referendum on his work.
- Economic anger drove the extraordinary overnight kicking for Trump, as voters in Michigan cited rising costs for petrol, diesel, and groceries, echoing political aide James Carville's sentiment: "it's the economy, stupid."
- Democrats flipped at least 45 seats in the House, the largest swing since Watergate, while Republicans fell to as low as 41 or 42 per cent in the popular vote for the House.
- Control of the House and Senate provides the opposition levers to check the President's domestic instincts, though Democrats lack the two-thirds majority required to overturn a presidential veto or convict in an impeachment trial.
- As attention turns toward the 2028 presidential elections, Democrats have less than two years to prepare for the ongoing battle against Trumpism, an ideology that continues to influence tens of millions of Americans.
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Trump has the Democrats right where he wants them
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