The Issue: Democrats hand the GOP a defeat of historic proportions in the 2026 midterm elections.
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Democrats → hand → elections
The American people sent a clear message that they don’t want to squander blood and money fighting foreign conflicts that have caused harm to the American economy, and that politicians will be held accountable for false promises (“In the deep blue seize,” Nov. 4).
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politicians → send → seize
Democrats now have the opportunity to heal the nation.
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Democrats → have → nation
They should seek an end to the Iran war, stop us from provoking World War III with Russia and focus on repairing the our economy.
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They → seek → economy
Otherwise we will see yet more oscillatory “tsunamis” every two years that will ultimately destroy America.
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that → see → America
According to Democrats’ victory speeches, they don’t plan to fix affordability or end the war in Iran.
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they → accord → Iran
All they can think about is investigating the Trump administration, abolishing ICE, opening the borders and “Medicare for All.”
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they → think → All
All you’re going to get from these radicals is nothing but headaches.
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you → go → headaches
Newark, NJ
President Trump urged Republicans to pretend he would be on the November general election ballot.
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he → urge → ballot
Voters coast to coast did exactly that.
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Voters → do → that
Many GOP candidates were so afraid of President Trump and the possibility of losing in the primaries that they did whatever he asked them to do.
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he → lose → them
They should’ve shown some independence from Trump.
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They → show → Trump
If they had, some might still be in office.
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Lesson to all members of Congress and elected officials: Do what you think is right, not what you are told to do.
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you → elect → what
Americans want decency and civility restored in the country, a check on Big Oil’s price-gouging and an end to Trump’s foolish war in Iran.
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Americans → want → Iran
We have just experienced our own Boston Tea Party — which once again placed the American people ahead of a tottering wannabe king.
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which → experience → king
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When the Democrats take control of Congress, let’s see if they address the core issues of ending the Iran war and lowering prices.
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But even if they do, our borders will be open again, Congress will slow to a crawl by the president’s veto power, and there will likely be time wasted on Democrats trying to impeach President Trump.
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Democrats → do → Trump
We may have more money in our pockets, but don’t forget that we’ll be less safe and that Iran still hates us.
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Iran → have → us
It takes a big man to admit his mistakes and correct them, and the president didn’t do this.
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president → take → this
I was a Trump supporter, but I’m no longer in his corner.
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I → ’m → corner
Instead of voting for safety and security, Americans voted with their pocketbooks and handed power over to leftists, communists, socialists and radicals who hate America.
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who → vote → America
Our parents and grandparents did not fight and die in wars so that red, white and blue could one day be replaced by the ideology of the hammer and sickle.
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Elections have consequences and this election will live in infamy.
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election → have → infamy
President Trump has been a stress test on the republic and Americans didn’t want what he was selling: a kingship.
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They were tired of the lies, buffoonery, corruption and lawfare — and Trump’s obsession with building monuments to himself.
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Voters refused to be bought by billionaires who spent hundreds of millions of dollars on GOP candidates.
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who → refuse → candidates
Democrats focused on the issues that matter and Republicans missed the mark by campaigning on anti-communism, Islamophobia and transphobia.
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Republicans → focus → communism
George Magakis
Norristown, Pa.
Anyone looking for reasons for the stunning Democratic victory needs to look no further than gasoline over $4 a gallon, sky-high diesel prices driving up food costs, an unpopular war and an overreliance on tariffs.
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