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The author believes that the real sign of the midterm elections is not voters’ enthusiastic embrace of the Democratic Party, but a strong reaction against the Republican Party and Trump’s inability to govern, and calls on both parties to respond to public opinion with practical cooperation.
The message delivered by American voters on the 3rd was that they cared more about whether the government could actually deliver results than about party labels.
Columnist Doug Shoen wrote an article on Fox News and asked who is the biggest winner in the midterm elections?democratic party American President Trump has suffered the most loss. With the Democratic Party’s landslide victories in the House and Senate, this conclusion could not be clearer.
Although some districts have yet to be determined, it is clear that the Democrats will have solid majorities in both houses of Congress. Especially South Carolina, Kansas and Texas etc.republican party The traditional vote base, the Democratic Party, unexpectedly won the US Senate seat. At the beginning of this year, these victories were considered almost impossible.
But make no mistake, this election was less about voters affirming the Democratic Party, but rather about the overall defeat of the Republican Party. Voters are opposed to the current US-Iran war and are dissatisfied with high oil prices that are seen as a direct result of the war. The deeper dissatisfaction is that people generally believe that the government has two rules of the game: one applies to the rich and powerful, while ordinary workers must follow the other.
The question is whether Democrats can take advantage of this victory. After electing progressives like James Tallarico of Texas and Troy Jackson of Maine, the Democratic Party could do the samemanagement committee And even the House of Representatives maintains a consistent policy direction? Will the party adopt a line that is sympathetic to the democratic socialists, or even consistent with their policies? Do Democrats have the ability to come up with effective solutions to the problems that Trump and the Republican Party have failed to solve over the past two years?
The worry is that the Democratic Party can no longer rely on policies to resolve deep differences between the establishment and radical progressives, but instead cover up the contradictions by scrutinizing the Trump administration. If this is the case, then the stagnation in governance that has already existed in Congress over the past two years could become more serious.
However, this election also gives Trump and the Republican Party a clear opportunity: to cooperate with the Democratic Party and practically implement policies. Voters have made it clear that Trump’s practice of demonizing the opposition is neither acceptable nor an appropriate way to govern. This is why Trump has become the biggest loser and the Democratic Party has become the biggest winner.
The message from voters to both parties is clear: govern the country well or face the consequences. The loss of votes that Republicans suffered this time may also happen to Democrats after two years.
The Republican Party must also work with the Democratic Party to respond responsibly to the public’s concerns about the US-Iran war, corruption, and inflation. Otherwise you yourself will have to suffer the consequences.
Many Americans today view politics as a life-or-death struggle. But the midterm election results show that the American people don’t care about party labels, but about whether the government can get the job done.
Hopefully the next big winners will be the American people. However, this is far from certain.
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The article believes that the focus expressed by voters is not on party identity, but on the results the government must deliver. Although the Democratic Party won the majority, more importantly, the Republican Party lost points overall due to failure to govern.
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The author pointed out that the victory of the Democratic Party was largely due to the defeat of the Republican Party, public dissatisfaction with the US-Iran war, and high oil prices. It did not fully support the policies of the Democratic Party, so the nature of the victory was clearly negative.
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The article warns that if the Democratic Party continues to rely solely on the Trump investigation to hide internal divisions, Congress will become even more stagnant; The Republican Party must cooperate with the Democratic Party to respond pragmatically to public grievances such as war, corruption, and inflation, otherwise both parties will pay the price.
