The economy was the reason for the defeat of the Republicans, not the war.
Voters are not satisfied with the economic situation since the corona epidemic in 2020.
After the heavy defeat of the Republicans last week, JD Vance did not miss the opportunity to question one of the most important decisions of Donald Trump. The vice president of the United States wrote on the social network X on Wednesday morning: "The reason for our defeat is war." He also added: "We told you to those who are angry and want to say, you are right; you said it." But in reality, several factors contributed to this failure, and polls show that the economy was the most important factor.
Republicans should have expected to lose the election, as is customary in midterm elections. Bill Clinton was not at war in 1994, but his presidency was rocked by the defeat of his party and the loss of control of both houses of Congress. The last time the presidential party increased its number of seats in the midterm elections was in 2002. Since 1966, there have only been two midterm elections in which the president's party maintained control of the House of Representatives: 1978 and 2002.
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