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Americans want democracy, not Trumpism.
Young people won: Young voters confirmed that aging Joe Biden ran a historically good midterm election last week. Republicans are beginning to realize that they cannot win the election with Donald Trump. Photo: Tom Brenner/Reuters
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boss: This is an editorial from Dagbladet, and expresses the newspaper’s point of view. Dagbladet’s political editor is responsible for the editorial.
Americans went to the polls last week She said no to extremism, election deniers and political violence. Donald Trump’s Republicans were rejected even in secure Republican constituencies. It’s an important victory for Democrats with Capital and Small D, both in the US and the rest of the world, when Trump fever appears to have finally given way.
The Republicans were sure of victory He predicted a historic electoral landslide. Everything was in place for a crushing victory. Record stagnation and inflation, an unpopular president and a law of political gravity, which means the incumbent’s party will take a hit in the by-election. When that didn’t happen, it also signified that Republicans had lost touch with the grassroots and with independent voters.
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There were several reasons for that Democrats have made such a good choice. The economy mattered, but voters didn’t realize that the Republicans were a tempting alternative with their proposals for cuts in welfare programs and more tax breaks for the wealthy. At the very least, the result shows that voters believed other issues were past the bad times. The threat to democracy and the issue of abortion proved to mobilize much more forcefully than both Republicans and the commentary had anticipated. It was punishable to underestimate voters’ ability to think in their heads at the same time.
Young voters, especially women, She came out in droves and voted overwhelmingly for the Democrats. They resisted the ultra-conservative Supreme Court and the local Taliban, who wanted to ban all abortions. Young people also believe that Joe Biden’s agenda isn’t that bad at all when it comes to issues they care about like gun legislation, student loans, public health services and climate policy. Independent voters are fed up with the Trump gang’s constant grumbling about the 2020 election and their threats of more chaos in 2024. They want a working government that doesn’t sabotage democracy.
America’s allies have every reason Rejoice that right-wing populism has lost its grip in the United States. The Republicans declared that Ukraine could not count on a “blank check” if they came to power. There has been a growing trend towards isolationism in the party, and this is bad news for the international community in a number of areas where US involvement and involvement is critical.
The danger is not over yet. A number of election rejecters have been elected, and Donald Trump is likely to announce on Tuesday that he is running for president again. Fortunately, the midterm elections indicate that he will fail. Americans want democracy, not Trumpism.
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