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PoliticsWhy did Trump’s Republicans lose the US midterms?

Democrats won control of both chambers in the 2026 US midterms, flipping seats in conservative strongholds including Texas, Kansas and South Carolina. Jon Ossoff called the result a rebuke of Donald Trump, while Vice-President JD Vance blamed the Iran war for the Republicans’ poor showing.

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