“Americans seem set to deliver a colossal rebuke to Trump, who stormed into office last year ready to crack heads and is now doddering out the last days of his trifecta ranking asses.”

The Bulwark · Nov 2 · 2026 midterms: voters deliver rebuke to Trump amid Iran war fallout

“The thing that convinced Trump he needed to beat a retreat on a core part of his domestic agenda was his fiasco in Minneapolis.”

The Bulwark · Nov 2 · 2026 midterms: voters deliver rebuke to Trump amid Iran war fallout

“The big political killer was Iran. Trump's disastrous Middle East war fractured his coalition and doomed the country to a year (or more!) of terrible economic vibes.”

The Bulwark · Nov 2 · 2026 midterms: voters deliver rebuke to Trump amid Iran war fallout

“ICE's clownishly brutal occupation of the city spurred ever-increasing organized resistance from locals, who tracked ICE vehicles and made their job consistently irritating and difficult.”

The Bulwark · Nov 2 · 2026 midterms: voters deliver rebuke to Trump amid Iran war fallout