Asinello conquered both the Chamber and the Senate, as well as some important gubernatorial seats. The White House goes on the defensive. But Trump comes out of the vote politically dented
Republican defeat at Midterms. The Democrats managed to heavily regain both the House and the Senate, thus inflicting a resounding slap in the face Donald Trump. At the time of writing, the projection is that Asinello has obtained 255 seats in the Chamber against 180 of his opponents.
Furthermore, at the time of writing, the Dems have managed to wrest the senatorial seats in Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Iowa, Ohio and Kansas from the Republicans. Little consolation for the Grand Old Partythe situation in Michigan is still uncertain, with the Democratic candidate, Abdul El-Sayedfollowed closely by his Republican rival Mike Rogers about a point away. Whatever the case, Asinello has already secured at least 52 seats, mathematically reaching the majority in the Senate. Not only that. The Dems also won some important gubernatorial races: from Texas to Ohio.
Trump’s defeat in the midterms
«The president Trump he was not a candidate, and it is demonstrated that the voters of Trump they show up to the polls when he is on the ballot paper,” the White House commented. Trumpfor his part, defined himself as “a little surprised” by the Dem triumph. Now, it is certainly true that from 1986 to today the party of the president in office has left the Midterms second term without both houses of Congress.
However, it is at the same time clear that this debacle represents a significant political defeat for Trump who, especially in the last month, had held numerous election rallies in support of the Republican candidates in key states. What makes the situation worse for the president is the fact that the Democrats, in Sanato, have managed to conquer historic Republican bastions, such as Texas.
To weigh negatively on the Grand Old Party it was probably above all the high cost of fuel, triggered by the war in Iran. A conflict that independent voters have never appreciated and whose economic impacts have probably also annoyed a portion of Republican voters (the defeat of Grand Old Party in Kansas is indicative in this respect).
Add to this the fact that the occupant of the White House, especially in certain cases, has supported candidates who are not too adequate (just think of the senatorial races in Texas and South Carolina).
The political weight and possible scenarios in the USA
Starting in January, when the new Congress takes office, Trump it will then become a lame duck. Dem parliamentary pressure on the White House will increase significantly. And in Asinello there has already been discussion for some time about the possibility of bringing a third impeachment trial against the president. For its part, Trump he has already made it known that he intends to use his veto power. It will be necessary to see if there will be any room for collaboration.
However, given the highly polarized political climate, this is a scenario that, at least for now, appears unlikely. In this respect, it is likely that, like his predecessors who reached the last two years of their mandate without a majority in Congress, Trump will now focus more on foreign policy. As regards his internal agenda, the road, however, will be significantly uphill.
Not to mention that, with this defeat, the American president’s grip on his party risks seriously weakening. In the past few days, Political had already reported the existence of internal discontent: discontent that could now explode, creating fibrillations within the Grand Old Party.
In this sense, it risks being above all those who will pay the price for this debacle JD Vance. It’s no secret that the vice president has always harbored ambitions to run for the nominations Republican presidential election. However, if the internal leadership of Trump should now weaken significantly, Vanceas his deputy, could be negatively affected. At this point, his eventual path to the nominationsalthough not completely blocked, undoubtedly becomes more complicated.
