Michael Barone
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Are we already headed toward post-Trump politics? (opens the original)
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The overall pattern, as it stands, makes some sense. As in the 2006 and 2018 off-year cycles, the Republican president's job approval had sagged to well below 50%. Polls at this point in the year showed Democrats competitive in states and districts that the president had carried by solid margins two years before. Democrats ended up gaining 30 House seats in 2006 and 41 in 2018, ousting Republican speakers and, in both elections, installing Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. A similar result is expected
Toward a post-Trump politics (opens the original)
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From the clutter of midterm election poll results, it’s possible sometimes to see new patterns of political support emerging. The overall pattern, as it stands, makes some sense. As in the 2006 and 2018 off-year cycles, the Republican president’s job approval had sagged to well below 50%. Polls at this point in the year showed Democrats competitive in states and districts that the president had carried by solid margins two years before. Democrats ended up gaining 30 House seats in 2006 and 41 in
Toward a Post-Trump Politics (opens the original)
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Republicans seem to be getting in the habit of nominating candidates suited to local terrain and emphasizing issues tailored to their states. By Michael Barone · September 25, 2026https://patriotpost.us/opinion/1001340-toward-a-post-trump-politics From the clutter of midterm election poll results, it’s possible sometimes to see new patterns of political support emerging. The overall pattern, as it stands, makes some sense. As in the 2006 and 2018 off-year cycles, the Republican president’s job a
Toward a post-Trump politics (opens the original)
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From the clutter of midterm election poll results, it’s possible sometimes to see new patterns of political support emerging. The overall pattern, as it stands, makes some sense. As in the 2006 and 2018 off-year cycles, the Republican president’s job approval had sagged to well below 50%. Polls at this point in the year showed Democrats competitive in states and districts that the president had carried by solid margins two years before. Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage,
Both parties aiming to lose the off-year elections (opens the original)
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This election is a contest to see which party can do its best to lose. Looking forward from mid-September, President Donald Trump’s Republicans seem to be well ahead at this. But the Resistance (or don’t they call themselves that any more?) Democrats are putting up a contest. Second-term presidents tend to make political mistakes by doing things they think are right. Franklin Roosevelt and court-packing, Ronald Reagan and Iran-Contra, George W. Bush and the Iraq surge. You can see two examples o
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