Vice President JD Vance gestures as he takes the stage at a campaign rally in Swanton, Ohio, on November 2, 2026. | Tom Brenner/Getty Images In 2015, Donald Trump descended a golden escalator and launched a presidential campaign that reshaped American politics. More than a decade later, with his record-low approval ratings and the US embroiled in a war with Iran, he asked voters to treat the 2026 midterms as a referendum on him. “Please pretend I’m on the ballot. Because in a way, I am on the ballot,” Trump told a crowd in North Carolina last month. As it turns out, voters did as Tr...
Did the midterms kill MAGA?
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Nov 8, 2026 • 4 hours ago
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