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Voters have delivered a damning verdict on Donald Trump’s presidency with this Congressional landslideBitter experience made Democrats wary of believing that the blue wave predicted by polls would materialise. What arrived was not just victory but a rout: control of Congress and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/democrats-house-midterm-elections-results" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">a Republican wipeout</a>. It was an astounding humiliation for a president whose political brand is power. Donald Trump won it back in 2024 by promising voters lower prices and no foreign wars. He lost it by launching an illegal conflict that hit them in the pocket and imposing hefty tariffs too. He urged voters to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/us/politics/midterm-election-trump-voters.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">pretend that he was on the ticket</a> and they delivered a verdict that could not have been more damning.Two years ago, retaking the House looked like a genuine fight for Democrats, and the Senate a long shot. On Tuesday, they needed to flip four more seats to gain a 51-seat Senate majority. Within hours of polls closing, they had 54, with two more races in the balance, and had easily passed the 218 seats needed for a House majority. This appears to be the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/us/politics/midterm-election-trump-voters.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">biggest congressional landslide since 1976</a>, in Watergate’s aftermath. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/04/the-guardian-view-on-the-us-midterms-joy-for-democrats-a-rout-for-republicans-and-a-reprieve-for-democracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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