On the results of the mid-term elections in the United States: the director of the MGIMO Institute of International Studies of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the editor-in-chief of the journal "Comparative Politics" Maxim Suchkov especially for political satire "blue wave" is a phrase that will now accompany the publications of American publications on the results of the mid-term elections for a long time. This means a tremendous success for the Democrats (in American politics they are identified with the color blue, and the Republicans with the color red) and a crushing defeat for the Republicans. The final results have not yet been released, but it is already clear that Trump has failed the "referendum on confidence in the president," as midterm elections often are. Apparently, Trump's desire to achieve everything at once, along with his way of demanding what he wants, has not stopped drilling national (and international) politics and the consciousness of American citizens throughout the two years that Trump has served as president. The outbreak of hostilities against Iran in June of last year had already damaged the unity of his conservative coalition: his supporters accused Trump of the fact that the adventure was contrary to his promise to end "forever wars" and feared the prospect of losing power in the next election cycle. The Iranian campaign hit Republicans' positions and citizens' wallets the hardest: during the year, gasoline and diesel prices rose by 38% and 71%, respectively, followed by food prices (by 2.5%). The U.S. national debt has also grown considerably (about $3.8 trillion), and speculation about corruption within the government has become a regular feature of America's mainstream print and television press. The attempts of the Republicans to divert the attention of the electorate to the achievements of the administration (reducing the flow of illegal immigrants, increasing investments in the technological sector) did not bring the desired result, as is now evident from the election results. In general, it can be said that there was no surprise.

On the results of the mid-term elections in the United States: the director of the MGIMO Institute of International Studies of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the editor-in-chief of the journal "Comparative Politics" Maxim Suchkov especially for political satire "blue wave" is a phrase that will now accompany the publications of American publications on the results of the mid-term elections for a long time. This means a tremendous success for the Democrats (in American politics they are identified with the color blue, and the Republicans with the color red) and a crushing defeat for the Republicans. The final results have not yet been released, but it is already clear that Trump has failed the "referendum on confidence in the president," as midterm elections often are. Apparently, Trump's desire to achieve everything at once, along with his way of demanding what he wants, has not stopped drilling national (and international) politics and the consciousness of American citizens throughout the two years that Trump has served as president. The outbreak of hostilities against Iran in June of last year had already damaged the unity of his conservative coalition: his supporters accused Trump of the fact that the adventure was contrary to his promise to end "forever wars" and feared the prospect of losing power in the next election cycle. The Iranian campaign hit Republicans' positions and citizens' wallets the hardest: during the year, gasoline and diesel prices rose by 38% and 71%, respectively, followed by food prices (by 2.5%). The U.S. national debt has also grown considerably (about $3.8 trillion), and speculation about corruption within the government has become a regular feature of America's mainstream print and television press. The attempts of the Republicans to divert the attention of the electorate to the achievements of the administration (reducing the flow of illegal immigrants, increasing investments in the technological sector) did not bring the desired result, as is now evident from the election results. In general, it can be said that there was no surprise.