Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Republicans hoping to succeed Trump in 2028 dissect midterm rout

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JD Vance, Ron DeSantis and Ted Cruz all pointed to Iran war and affordability as key factors in Democratic victory<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/05/midterm-elections-live-latest-updates-mississippi-senate-race" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US midterms 2026 live – latest updates</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Republican</a> hopefuls in the race to succeed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> swiftly blamed two key pillars of his agenda – the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Iran war</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">tariffs</a> – for summoning the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/nov/04/midterm-elections-full-results-senate-house-governor-races" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Democratic blue wave</a> that swept the US midterm elections.JD Vance, the outgoing Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, and Senator Ted Cruz all pointed to frustration over cost of living amid the fallout from Republican defeats across the country, including in previous strongholds. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/05/republicans-cruz-desantis-vance-midterm-rout" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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