US Republican Party Defeat: A Heavy Anti-Trump Judgment
The U.S. midterm elections have ensured that the opposing Democratic Party's majority control of seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate is assured. Even though the unseating of the party that controls the presidential administration is normal in midterm elections, the Democrats gained Senate seats in Texas for the first time in 38 years, and in Kansas for the first time in 94 years. For the Republican Party, it was a historically crushing defeat.
The American people rendered a heavy judgment, pushing aside the Republican Party, which has been servile to unrepentant U.S. President Donald Trump, who brought about a chaotic international situation and rising prices.
The greatest matter of concern for the midterms were effective countermeasures regarding inflation, which threaten everyday livelihood, but the Trump administration's response to the situation was sluggish.
If tariffs are raised, then the cost of imported goods rises sharply, and if the situation in the Middle East deteriorates, gasoline prices will jump. Though he was warned about the increasing cost of living, Trump continued his policy of high tariffs, while also getting bogged down in a military clash in Iran. It is nothing but a failure of a self-righteous governing approach that does not acknowledge its mistakes.
In addition, Trump gave himself and his own family preferential treatment, as they profited from cryptocurrency and family businesses that operated through Middle East policy moves, stubbornly constructing a gigantic ballroom in the White House, engaging in selfish behavior from start to finish.
According to public opinion polls conducted by U.S. networks such as CNN, more than 70% of eligible voters judged that “President Donald Trump hasn’t paid enough attention to the country’s most important problems.” The Republican Party's defeat is also a result of growing disfavor toward the Trump administration, which is divorced from the U.S. peoples' daily struggles.
It is expected that, from now on, Trump will be a “lame duck” president and that his reckless behavior will become unstoppable; for the Republican Party to regenerate, it must free itself from Trump's unrealistic, hegemonic policy.
On the other hand, even for the Democratic Party, it absolutely cannot be said that these latest election results were a victory based on the party's revitalization.
According to research agency Gallup, approval ratings for both Democratic and Republican parties have fallen to 27%, and the percentage of unaffiliated voters has reached a record high of 45%.
It probably should be said that many U.S. voters voted for Democratic candidates half-heartedly in order to send a firm message of “No” to Trump and the Republicans.
Within the Democratic Party, if the antagonism between emerging leftists and moderates gets any deeper, it could lead to a crisis in which the party splits and the base of support bleeds away.
With Democrats holding a majority in both the Senate and the House, they must correct the Trump administration's errors, while investigating wrongdoing, demonstrating the ability to take charge, and cementing support, in order to win the presidential election in two years.
The American people rendered a heavy judgment, pushing aside the Republican Party, which has been servile to unrepentant U.S. President Donald Trump, who brought about a chaotic international situation and rising prices.
The greatest matter of concern for the midterms were effective countermeasures regarding inflation, which threaten everyday livelihood, but the Trump administration's response to the situation was sluggish.
If tariffs are raised, then the cost of imported goods rises sharply, and if the situation in the Middle East deteriorates, gasoline prices will jump. Though he was warned about the increasing cost of living, Trump continued his policy of high tariffs, while also getting bogged down in a military clash in Iran. It is nothing but a failure of a self-righteous governing approach that does not acknowledge its mistakes.
In addition, Trump gave himself and his own family preferential treatment, as they profited from cryptocurrency and family businesses that operated through Middle East policy moves, stubbornly constructing a gigantic ballroom in the White House, engaging in selfish behavior from start to finish.
According to public opinion polls conducted by U.S. networks such as CNN, more than 70% of eligible voters judged that “President Donald Trump hasn’t paid enough attention to the country’s most important problems.” The Republican Party's defeat is also a result of growing disfavor toward the Trump administration, which is divorced from the U.S. peoples' daily struggles.
It is expected that, from now on, Trump will be a “lame duck” president and that his reckless behavior will become unstoppable; for the Republican Party to regenerate, it must free itself from Trump's unrealistic, hegemonic policy.
On the other hand, even for the Democratic Party, it absolutely cannot be said that these latest election results were a victory based on the party's revitalization.
According to research agency Gallup, approval ratings for both Democratic and Republican parties have fallen to 27%, and the percentage of unaffiliated voters has reached a record high of 45%.
It probably should be said that many U.S. voters voted for Democratic candidates half-heartedly in order to send a firm message of “No” to Trump and the Republicans.
Within the Democratic Party, if the antagonism between emerging leftists and moderates gets any deeper, it could lead to a crisis in which the party splits and the base of support bleeds away.
With Democrats holding a majority in both the Senate and the House, they must correct the Trump administration's errors, while investigating wrongdoing, demonstrating the ability to take charge, and cementing support, in order to win the presidential election in two years.
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