After the midterms, Republicans face a choice: Trump, or a future beyond him?
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TEHRAN - The political earthquake of November 3 has changed the balance of power in Washington and exposed the growing costs of Donald Trump's political and foreign-policy choices. For Republicans, the defeat is more than the loss of congressional seats. It raises a question that the party has spent years avoiding: can it have a political future beyond Trump, his policies and an increasingly contentious relationship with Israel?
TEHRAN - The political earthquake of November 3 has changed the balance of power in Washington and exposed the growing costs of Donald Trump's political and foreign-policy choices. For Republicans, the defeat is more than the loss of congressional seats. It raises a question that the party has spent years avoiding: can it have a political future beyond Trump, his policies and an increasingly contentious relationship with Israel?
The verdict delivered by American voters was unmistakable. Democrats have taken control of both chambers of Congress, ending the Republican monopoly over Washington and turning the final two years of Trump's presidency into a period of divided government. The scale of the reversal is striking: Democrats captured seats in states that had appeared safely Republican, including Texas, Iowa, Kansas and South Carolina. What began as a midterm election has become a sweeping rebuke of the president and the party that largely followed his lead.
The war against Iran was not the only reason for the Republican collapse, but it may prove to be one of its most consequential. It exposed the distance between Trump's campaign promises and the reality of his presidency.
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