Alex Callinicos: Trump dug his own grave in midterms

Donald Trump unleashed the murderous thugs of Ice and faced disaster (Pic: flickr/ Mobilus In Mobili) Donald Trump gambled big when he re-entered the White House in January last year—and he’s lost big. He unleashed murderous migrant hunts by Ice, started a failed war with Iran and tried to turn Washington into a gold-plated monument to his own glory. The reward has been sweeping victories for the Democrats. Perhaps the most spectacular were in Texas, long a Republican rotten state. The Democrats won every state‑wide vote, with Gina Hinojosa, a Latina calling herself an “economic populist”, elected governor. Many counties across the US swung towards the Democrats. The Republican debacle poses two interesting but rather different questions. What are the long-term consequences? And, how will Trump himself react? Addressing the first, the vote breakdown is interesting.

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