As Americans tire of Donald Trump, a Democratic midterm ‘tsunami’ could sweep the GOP out of power

It was a wake-up call for America. In January, Donald Trump took the oath of office, declared himself “saved by God to make America great again” and issued a barrage of executive orders. In the ensuing months the US president and his allies moved at breakneck speed and seemed indomitable.

But as 2025 draws to a close with Trump struggling to stay awake at meetings, the prevailing image is of a driver asleep at the wheel. Opinion polls suggest that Americans are turning against him. Republicans are heading for the exit ahead of congressional contests next November that look bleak for the president’s party.

“He came into office and, like a blitzkrieg, was violating laws and the constitution,” said Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota. “The American political process is slow-moving and so he was able to do things that were extraordinary.

  • DagwoodIII@piefed.social
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    6 hours ago

    Guess what? You live in a country where most of the people are ‘center right.’

    Mamdani was running against a know sex criminal and a local joke shock jock and he barely got 51% of the vote. He did worse than Harris.

    Rudy Giuliani got 65% when he ran for a second term.

    I’d love to have a massive Left vote, but I doubt I’ll ever see it.

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      5 hours ago

      He’s openly a socialist and he literally won in New York City. Guess what? You’re fucking wrong and your point makes absolutely zero sense.