Now what?
It seems that the election polling ended up being pretty accurate for once and the US democrats did indeed create a flippening, taking majority and control in both the House and the Senate. In the end, it wasn't really close even and there might be some more flips to happen, but as of now 29 districts moved from Republican to Democrat, and as I can see, not a single one went democrat to republican.
It was the same in the senate, where out of the 33 total seats up for re-election, seven flipped democrat, and none flipped republican. Five states also changed to a democrat governor, and none changed to a republican.
I think this is a pretty clear illustration of how unpopular Trump has become.
It also tells perhaps what makes him unpopular, since I reckon many people are okay with the tariffs (because they don't understand them) that were the news of 2025, and they were okay with going to war with Iran and even courting Russia. Many were okay with the ICE raids on illegal (and legal) immigrants. But when fuel prices increase, that is where the line gets drawn.
But as said...
Now what?
The changes take effect in January, but it is going to be interesting to see where it leads and if they are able to make any significant changes to undo some of the damage already done. Of course, they can't do that much other than create barriers to the current administration, but that might not be a bad thing for the rest of the world at least. What I am hoping they will do is force a de-escalation of the Iran war, and push for an end in Ukraine that doesn't mean giving Putin the win. What I hope they don't do, is go after Trump.
Too much drama for too little gain.
Do something that matters, instead.
Wouldn't it be nice if we could soon look back at this last decade and a half and say, I don't know what we were thinking, but glad we wised up. At least from my perspective, this last period has seen humanity go the most backward relative to any other time in history. Yes, there have been technological advancements, but as far as humans have gone, we are getting worse. If there is ever a sign that we are failing, it is the state of politics in what are meant to be the "developed nations" - but they are far more closely resembling the third-world.
It is like when I was young I'd see on the news people protesting and rioting on the streets, throwing Molotov cocktails at police and looting, but it would always be in some far off place that no one gave a crap about. The kind of place where tens of thousands can die, and it barely made the news. Now it is happing in developed nations and in places that would normally be shining examples of society functioning.
But here we are.
What I am hoping is that in Europe, people will start to recognise how ridiculous following the US is and how it leads to not only social disruption, but community dismemberment. The pressure on Europe coming from both the US and Russia is to break the EU apart, but the EU should grow up and take the other path, and start being "EU first" and continuously reducing purchasing from the US. Become an independent bloc for real. But more than this, it should put all efforts into building quality of life in Europe at all levels, and become a true leader in human first policy and business approach.
The US has proven itself an unreliable partner and many will say it is because of Trump, but that is not the case. Trump has just highlighted the fragility of the system and how easy it is to cause major disruptions globally, so as to fill the pockets of a few. Even when Trump is out in two years time, the system in the US is still the same, so it is just a matter of time that the next one comes in and they are likely to be worse since the road is already paved.
The systems need to change.
No protests needed - just a little wisdom.
Taraz
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They will go after the Trump and members of his administration and even his family. And for good reason. But...they can chew gum and walk at the same time.
I hope.
Should be able to start using the power of the purse and cut off funding for the war in Iran and look to head off some of the BS with Russia now. Would like to see them address the living affordability overall. Start by examining all the tax breaks the wealthy get and that give nothing in return for.
I am not sure they will have much success and the opportunity cost of going after him will be huge, plus it will give the republicans more power again in two years. Make the place better instead.
End the Iran war, and affordability increases. Stop supporting Putin and push for a legitimate Ukraine resolution, and win back a bit of EU support.
I think that is exactly what the Democrats are going to do... I am pleasantly surprised that Dems were able to take control of the Senate, I didn't expect that... Perhaps my canary signal of a major Trumpist taking down all 100+ of his Trump 2028 signs was correct after all...
Me too....
It doesn't take much for the change, since the voting level is so low overall, but the trump voters (in the past) were so committed.
I just worry that Democrats are going to waste the next two years and we get another Republican president like JD Vance which is basically a more competent Trump 3.0 which would be even worse...
I think people often feel safer doing what everyone else is doing, even when the signs suggest it is time to question things as many of us are used to live in accordance with the way others do.
Follow the heard... over the cliff.
It's interesting how economic issues can change people's political opinions. People may disagree on many things, but when the cost of living becomes unbearable, even strong political loyalty can begin to weaken.
When you worry about feeding your kids, you have to swallow your ideals.
Perhaps we have focused too much on personalities in politics and not enough on institutions. We celebrate or condemn individual leaders while paying very little attention to the structures that give them so much power.
It is a game of celebrities the last few decades. Policy is what makes things happen.
I’m not very knowledgeable about politics, but I think Democrats and Republicans could solve many of their problems if they put their differences aside and learned to work together instead of constantly fighting each other.
As said in another article, they can't put it aside, because they are opposition. There should be no opposition in government, just a single group with the task of making things better.
At the end of the day, people want affordable living, security, stability, and leaders who take their responsibilities seriously. Those things should matter more than political drama
Unfortunately, even the people suffering prefer the drama, than the boring stuff that needs to happen.
It wasn't as close as I thought it would be either. I was actually pretty skeptical that any of the states would flip, but I am glad I ended up being wrong. I think if they are going to go after him they need to pick just one or two things instead of a shotgun approach. Lock it down so that it is a sure win, and go for it, but only after you have fixed the other stuff. The fact that Senate will still be able to block stuff is kind of concerning. I don't expect as much to get done as people think.
Funnily enough while trying to catch up on my news feeds I read an article where the author was expressing similar ideas for Australia.