Analyzes the electoral defeat of the Republicans in the light of Western think tanks and the heavy price of the war with Iran at the ballot box; From the "Foreign Policy" and "Al-Monitor" narrative about the turmoil in the White House to the "Carnegie" and "Rossi" warning about Trump's anger, there is an unwritten but long-standing rule in American politics: when they vote, American citizens look at their pockets and the prices of consumer goods, not at crises across borders. But the midterm elections in November 2026 and the capture of both the Senate and the House by the Democrats completely changed this historic rule. When the flames of the war of attrition with Iran reached the gas pumps of American cities from the waters of the Strait of Hormuz, foreign policy became the main determining variable in the domestic policy of the United States. Continue in the link below.