Many of us had low expectations of America’s young voters,but they’ve emerged to demonstrate why the country’s future is hopeful.
Despite record inflation,rising crime,and a president with one of the worst approval ratings in history,Biden’s Democrats have had one of the best midterms for a party controlling the White House in decades.
“In 2018,we lose the House. In 2020,we lose the Senate and the White House. In 2021,we lose two winnable seats in Georgia,” said former New Jersey governor Chris Christie.
Joe Biden and the Democrats have secured control of the US Senate after four days of counting.
Democrats funded Trumpist candidates,hoping their extreme views would swing votes to the Democratic candidate. It paid off this time,but it’s a dangerous tactic for America’s fragile democracy,
As recriminations over the Republicans’ midterm results continue,Trump is lashing out at anyone rumoured to be considering a run for the White House.
Four years after riding the Trump train,Ron DeSantis’s ambitions have grown. But so has the tension with the former president whose endorsement propelled him into the national spotlight.
The midterm elections have robbed the former president of his fear factor,but Trump is far from finished.
The New York Post’s front cover on Thursday put Trump’s face over the drawing of a boy from a well-known nursery rhyme. The headline:“Trumpty Dumpty.”
Trump was criticised by many Republicans for his choice of candidates in the elections as a predicted “red wave” failed to materialise.
With Republicans still in the hunt,it remained unclear whether the stronger-than-expected showing for Democrats in much of the US would extend to Arizona.