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Dragged down by an unpopular president, Republicans are bracing for a midterm trouncing (www.theguardian.com)

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It was a wake-up call for America. In January, Donald Trump took the oath of office, declared himself “saved by God to make America great again” and issued a barrage of executive orders. In the ensuing months the US president and his allies moved at breakneck speed and seemed indomitable.

But as 2025 draws to a close with Trump struggling to stay awake at meetings, the prevailing image is of a driver asleep at the wheel. Opinion polls suggest that Americans are turning against him. Republicans are heading for the exit ahead of congressional contests next November that look bleak for the president’s party.

“He came into office and, like a blitzkrieg, was violating laws and the constitution,” said Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota. “The American political process is slow-moving and so he was able to do things that were extraordinary.

“But this is a guy whose legacy may well be the political collapse of Republicans in this era. Put another way, rather than asking who is going to be the inheritor of the Trump mantle and the so-called Maga movement, we may be talking in a year or so about which candidates can escape the odious distinction of having been connected with Trump.”

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[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Harris was a crap candidate.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Honestly she was an establishment candidate. She was not very charismatic, but she understood law, procedure, protocol, international relationships. She would have been a mediocre president, but she was in fact the best candidate. How anyone could come to any other conclusion is mind boggling. Please turn off your Russian propaganda source.

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

She was a shit candidate that polled so poorly that she didn't even get 1% of the vote in the two primaries she ran in in 2020. She had no charisma whatsoever and was known for celebrating her own career of locking up minorities for nonviolent drug crimes. It was up to her to motivate people to vote for her. Nobody owed her anything. She lost to Donald Fucking Trump of all people after he screwed things up once already. That's all anyone needs to know about her. No Russian help needed.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago

"She lost to Donald Trump" ya that's totally a poor reflection on her and not you. I get it, she was not likeable, she should have never been the candidate, it was undemocratic how the election happened. I agree with all that. End of the day you had a simple choice between two transparent options, and you still think you did the right thing, while crying about the consequences.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

She was fine compared to most others

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

She was shit compared to most others especially the 9 (iirc) other candidates she primaried against in 2020.