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Trump faces a 'scary' new midterm nightmare
Demoralization Is Not a Vibe. It Is a Political Weapon.The Surface StoryThe reporting starts with a familiar midterm story: Republican voters are discouraged, and even a slice of the GOP base may stay home or flirt with Democrats. That is the shallow reading. The real question is not whether some Iowa or Michigan Republicans feel buyer’s remorse. The real question is what happens when a government turns broken promises, criminality, and punishment into the daily texture of politics.Power Is the PointDonald Trump holds the institutional power here. Not his voters. Not the pundits counting…
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