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Trump’s midterm disaster: what went wrong?

22 min listen

In This Episode

Freddy Gray breaks down a catastrophic midterm defeat for Donald Trump’s Republican party alongside guests Jacob Heilbrunn and Andrew Day, who argue that public fury over a disastrous, inflation-fueling war with Iran decisively shattered Trump’s 2024 coalition, exposed his administration’s erratic focus and flawed candidate endorsements, and triggered a major generational reckoning that severely damages J.D. Vance’s political standing while creating openings for figures like Ron DeSantis and Jon Ossoff ahead of 2028.

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