Trump’s Grip on GOP Breaks as Democrats Sweep Key Senate Races
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Democrats won Senate seats in Kansas for the first time since 1932, in Texas since 1988, and in South Carolina since 1998. Once-safe Republican strongholds fell across the map in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
The results deal a serious blow to Donald Trump’s dominance over the Republican Party. With Democrats in power, Trump may find himself under siege — but he is likely to relish the fight.
The scale of the defeat has led some to ask whether this marks the beginning of the end for Trump’s political era.