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With the US midterm elections now just six weeks away, we’ll speak to our Washington correspondent Fraser Jackson about whether President Donald Trump could hel…
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spoiler alert: not much will change in Nov. You don't become a partisan (hardcore MAGA or Democrat) because you're a deep thinker.
This is classic midterm framing packaged as analysis.<br><br>Current generic ballot polling does show Democrats ahead by roughly 7–8 points. That is real. What is not real is the leap to “blue wave” and the implication that voters are enthusiastically choosing Democratic alternatives. Presidents’ parties almost always lose seats in midterms. That is a historical pattern, not evidence that the opposition has better answers on costs, energy or foreign policy.<br><br>The video correctly notes that Trump mobilises Republican voters when he is personally on the ballot. That remains a structural factor. Trying to turn a normal midterm headwind into a referendum on Trump’s failures while downplaying the same dynamics that hit every modern president is selective.<br><br>House control is the more vulnerable chamber for Republicans right now. The Senate is still more competitive than this framing suggests. Cost of living and energy prices are legitimate issues, but presenting them as solely Trump’s creation while ignoring the inherited baseline and external shocks is advocacy, not neutral reporting.<br><br>Six weeks out, the numbers are what they are. The narrative wrapped around them is doing more work than the data.
Last few weeks ago, trump used his goon from FCC to threaten Kristen Welker from NBC-Meet The Press for saying "trump would looming large ..."<br>Will he dare to call Macron's public communication minister to revoke your station license?
Meh. I've heard this before. I'll believe it when I see it.
I am a veteran, a deacon, and a socialist: there will not be Nov 2026 elections due to a declaration of Martial Law.
One of the things I remember about Paris was the amazing clouds in the sky.
Don't believe the polls.
"Trump looms large" Yes... yes he does.
Never underestimate the ability of estab Dems like Jeffries and Shumer to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
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