Majority of Trump Voters Say President Has Lost Much of ‘His Power’ Since Midterm Defeat: A majority of Americans, including a majority of voters of President Donald Trump, believe that the president has lost and is continuing to lose “his power” following the Republican Party’s defeat in the midterm elections.
According to a new Politico poll, 67% of Americans believe Trump has lost at least some of his power since the midterms, with just 18% believing the president has the same amount of power as before.
Even MAGA Thinks Trump’s Power is in Decline, While a Majority of Americans Blame Trump For GOP Defeat
Donald Trump In New Hampshire. Creative Commons Photo.
Donald Trump Doing The Trump YMCA Dance. Creative Commons Photo.
A majority of Republicans also said Trump’s power was on the decline, with 68% of non-MAGA Trump voters believing that the president had lost some or much of his power since the midterms and 52% of MAGA Trump voters saying the same.
Despite Trump’s repeated insistence that he is not to blame for the Republican Party’s defeat, a majority (53%) of Americans told Politico that the GOP lost both the House and the Senate as a result of Trump’s actions in the White House. A third (33%) of Trump’s own MAGA supporters agreed with the assessment.
Half of voters specifically blamed Trump’s unpopular war against Iran for the Republican Party’s defeat, with 52% of Americans calling the conflict one of the biggest failures of Trump’s second term in the White House.
56% of Americans told Politico that the Republican Party should distance itself from Trump and his administration after the midterms.
Trump Lashes Out at Critics, Insisting the Election Would Have Gone Differently Were He on the Ballot
Since the Republican Party’s catastrophic electoral defeat this month, Trump has repeatedly sought to deflect blame for the results, insisting that the outcome would have been different were he personally on the ballot.
“I WAS NOT ON THE BALLOT,” protested Trump in a Truth Social post on Thursday, describing the Democratic Party’s overwhelming victory as merely a “perceived loss by the Republicans.”
In an interview with Fox News last week, he insisted, “I wasn’t on the ballot. If I were on the ballot, they would have got down.”
In a post on Monday, Trump also floated a conspiracy theory that the elections had been rigged, writing, “Does anybody really believe that this ‘Election’ was honest. How could the Polls be so wrong??? Some early voting ‘dumps’ were so large that it was impossible to win, no matter how many people went to vote. It’s all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter!”
Contrary to Trump’s claims that the polls were “so wrong,” a majority of pollsters predicted the Republican Party would face a huge defeat in the midterms, losing either the House, the Senate, or both chambers to the Democrats.
Vice President JD Vance Admitted That the Trump Admin’s Own Decisions Were to Blame For Midterm Wipeout
While Trump has repeatedly sought to deflect blame for the results of the midterm elections, Vice President JD Vance bluntly admitted in a post-mortem analysis that the administration’s war against Iran played a huge role in the outcome.
Asked last week about Vance’s analysis, Trump told reporters, “I think it’s largely true because it drove the gasoline up a little bit short term.”
“But at the same time, if I had to do it again, I’d have to do it again,” he continued. “Because long term, it’s the only answer.”
Trump Will Be Forced to Work With Democrats to Get Legislation Passed in the New Year
As a “lame duck president” about to be severely impeded by a Democratic majority in both the House and Senate, Trump will be forced to work with Democrats to pass any legislation in the long term.
While Trump has threatened to serve as “Mr. Veto” for the rest of his term, the president has also signaled a willingness to work with Democrats on legislation, telling “60 Minutes” that he would be open to working with members of the Democratic Party to pass a bill which would allow illegal immigrants to remain in the country.
Trump’s remarks angered many supporters, who accused the president of performing a U-turn on his immigration policies, what many would consider betraying the base.
About the Author: Charlie Nash
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