Can flailing Trump hold on to the Senate in the midterms? | Politics Weekly America
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The premise here is that the Senate is mostly a referendum on whether Trump is “flailing,” and that a colorful cast of candidates will decide the story. That framing is tidy for a podcast, but it treats voters like they are grading a personality instead of weighing the country’s direction. Conservatives are watching something more concrete: **border control**, **inflation and spending discipline**, and whether Washington will keep rewarding dysfunction.
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Democrats think they can flip the Senate blue in November, and they’re hoping a group of interesting characters will help them do it. This week, Jonathan Freedland is joined by Jonathan Martin of Politico to discuss the chances of such an upset and what it would mean for the president to lose the upper chamber Continue reading
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The premise here is that the Senate is mostly a referendum on whether Trump is “flailing,” and that a colorful cast of candidates will decide the story. That framing is tidy for a podcast, but it treats voters like they are grading a personality instead of weighing the country’s direction.
Conservatives are watching something more concrete: border control, inflation and spending discipline, and whether Washington will keep rewarding dysfunction. If Democrats want to “flip the Senate,” they should explain why one-party control produced so much chaos abroad and so little restraint at home. The question is not who has the best narrative, but who will govern like adults.
The Senate is supposed to protect institutional stability and public trust. Midterms turn on that, not on media-set moods. The principle at stake is simple: accountability for results, not vibes.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.