US Midterms: Could a blue wave widen the centrist-progressive divide among Democrats ahead of 2028?
As the US approaches the midterms, the contest is emerging as a referendum on Donald Trump, the resilience of American democratic institutions and the ability of a divided Democratic Party to transform widespread public dissatisfaction into a coherent political alternative.
Key points
- With some Republicans now seeking to distance themselves from Trump, Katy Hull, Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of Amsterdam, suggests that the president's highly populist and personalised approach to politics is becoming an electoral liability.
- He also lowered expectations by saying a sitting president "doesn't win" the midterms.
US President Donald Trump said the Democrats nominated "the most extreme and dangerous" candidates in US history in the midterms.
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