What does the Republican defeat in the congressional midterm elections mean? - Article by Maxim Suchkov: To be fair, even before the vote no one expected the "Elephants" to succeed. The lives of Americans have not improved in the two years since Trump returned to the White House, and the "Iranian adventure" and the "tariff wars" have created a sense of the country being pulled into a new vortex of hopelessness. The Democrats exploited this feeling to the hilt, and the coalition of Trump supporters became even more divided and did not respond to attacks from critics as zealously as in 2024. The intrigues boiled down to exactly how many seats the Republicans would lose to the Democrats in the House of Representatives, whether they would maintain their majority in the Senate and whether they would maintain their advantage in the governor's office. In the end, it all turned out according to the worst possible scenario: Democrats gained an advantage in both houses of Congress and overtook their rivals for the governorship for the first time in 16 years. What is much more important is not the final voting data, but the conclusions that follow from it. The first is that two years before the end of his term, Trump becomes not only a "lame duck" - this is the usual role of all presidents in the second term after "the middle of his term" - he becomes "toxic" for his associates. Even after losing to Biden in 2020, the image of the victim of the "deep state" allowed Trump to remain a "kingmaker". Second, two years ago the Democrats lamented that they could not present to the electorate anyone better than Kamala Harris. They have learned their lesson: they now have vibrant candidates, many of whom are under 50, which means they have a foundation for the future. These politicians simply need to become more professional in public administration, acquire sponsors and recognition on a national scale, and then they can compete for the presidency. In addition, the new generation of "leftists" successfully mastered the theses of "rightists" - about taking care of one's home, not interfering with various outrages overseas and returning the US to its former greatness.

What does the Republican defeat in the congressional midterm elections mean? - Article by Maxim Suchkov: To be fair, even before the vote no one expected the "Elephants" to succeed. The lives of Americans have not improved in the two years since Trump returned to the White House, and the "Iranian adventure" and the "tariff wars" have created a sense of the country being pulled into a new vortex of hopelessness. The Democrats exploited this feeling to the hilt, and the coalition of Trump supporters became even more divided and did not respond to attacks from critics as zealously as in 2024. The intrigues boiled down to exactly how many seats the Republicans would lose to the Democrats in the House of Representatives, whether they would maintain their majority in the Senate and whether they would maintain their advantage in the governor's office. In the end, it all turned out according to the worst possible scenario: Democrats gained an advantage in both houses of Congress and overtook their rivals for the governorship for the first time in 16 years. What is much more important is not the final voting data, but the conclusions that follow from it. The first is that two years before the end of his term, Trump becomes not only a "lame duck" - this is the usual role of all presidents in the second term after "the middle of his term" - he becomes "toxic" for his associates. Even after losing to Biden in 2020, the image of the victim of the "deep state" allowed Trump to remain a "kingmaker". Second, two years ago the Democrats lamented that they could not present to the electorate anyone better than Kamala Harris. They have learned their lesson: they now have vibrant candidates, many of whom are under 50, which means they have a foundation for the future. These politicians simply need to become more professional in public administration, acquire sponsors and recognition on a national scale, and then they can compete for the presidency. In addition, the new generation of "leftists" successfully mastered the theses of "rightists" - about taking care of one's home, not interfering with various outrages overseas and returning the US to its former greatness.