Trump’s party stripped of control after he spent weeks pleading with Americans to pretend he was on ballot
Donald Trump has been dealt a devastating blow to his authority in a night of crushing defeats in the midterm elections, which saw his Republican party stripped of control of the Senate and the House as his handpicked “Maga” candidates were swept away by a blue tsunami.
The president spent weeks before the election pleading with the American people to pretend he was on the ballot. He may now rue that tactic: the American people took him at his word, and delivered him a bloody nose of historic proportions, flinging his presidency into lame duck status.
He appeared last night to have changed his mind, declaring on social media: “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!”
As a Florida man myself, couldn’t agree more. Though honestly it’s a bit heartening. All I see everywhere is bumper stickers that say “Trump. Guns. Jesus” and it’s nice to know I’m not literally the only blue voter in this state
Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville Tallahassee… All of these are big blue cities (each has a major university— except Tampa). It’s the rest of the state that’s the problem.