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BRUTAL VOTER VERDICT: ‘Bluenami’ is real as Republicans face reckoning, Trump’s grip on Washington weakens

J Brooks Spector · Daily Maverick

Published 5 Nov 2026, 4:11 am·just now·1 min read

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Tuesday’s midterm election in America was a seismic political event. Democrats humiliated Donald Trump’s party across the country, winning control of both houses of Congress, many governorships, and more.

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