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Kluman pointed out that the Republican Party’s failure in the midterm elections was not only due to cost and economic issues, but also reflected the voters’ overall reaction against the brutality, corruption, and authoritarian style of the Trump administration.
republican party If Ruo is expected to lose the US midterm elections, most commentators believe it is because voters are dissatisfied with the current economic situation. 2008 Nobel Prize Winner in Economicskrugman Let us tell you that this is not just an economic issue.
Kluman published an article “It’s not just the economy, it’s stupid” on his personal e-newsletter platform Substack on the 24th, commenting on why the “blue wave” may spread across the United States and seriously defeat the Republican Party.
“What happened last night was no ordinary election,” he wrote. “It was a powerful affirmation that the majority of Americans still believe in the fundamental values of our country and have come together to reject a movement that seeks to destroy everything America stands for. And it’s not just economic discontent.”
Of course, with tariffs and a war with Iran,”trump “Inflation” also helps the Democratic Party. But if higher prices only create public discontent and influence election results, how will it be different in 2024? That year, Trump won 1.5 percentage points more of the popular vote than his opponents; On November 3, 2026, the Democratic Party won the popular vote by far more than the Republicans, with initial estimates for the margin being 13 to 14 percentage points.
Kluman pointed out that Hispanic voters who went to Trump in 2024 naively believed he would fulfill his campaign promise to lower prices, but now they are using their votes to reject a Trump regime that arrests, detains and deports their relatives and friends. African-American voters voted enthusiastically this time in protest against a political party that blatantly discriminated against them and tried to deny them the right to vote. The American people, regardless of ethnic group, are disgusted by the brutality and shameless and rampant corruption of the Trump administration.
After Trump wins the election in 2024, a large number of elite people bow before him to show their goodwill. He believed that in a year when ruling parties around the world lost elections almost exclusively, the Democratic Party’s modest electoral defeat would transform American politics from now on and allow authoritarian leaders who spread hatred, corruption and authoritarianism to rule forever.
The MAGA (Make America Great Again) group believes that winning the 2024 election proves that the American people embrace fascism, so they act based on that belief. The 2026 midterm election results show that American voters said “no” to MAGA.
Kluman said the Trump administration has caused a lot of damage over the past two years, and it is unclear whether it can be remedied and how much of it can be compensated. But the midterm election results showed that the United States at least still has hope, and the United States proved that it is still the United States.
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Kluman believes the defeat is not just due to public dissatisfaction with the economy, but a broader political and price reaction. Voters are also protesting the brutality, corruption, discrimination and authoritarian tendencies of the Trump administration.
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The article reported that some Hispanic voters turned away because Trump failed to fulfill his promise to lower prices and his policies hurt relatives and friends; African-American voters became more active in voting due to discrimination and threats to their voting rights.
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Kluman believes that Trump’s victory in 2024 led MAGA to mistakenly believe that people had accepted hate and fascist-style politics, but this midterm election clearly showed that American voters do not tow this line.
