“There are still many unknowns about the results of the mid-term elections, but one thing is certain: Donald Trump’s return to the White House has become much more complicated”observes The Los Angeles Times.
While “red wave” hoped for by the Republicans and promised by observers did not materialize, “Party activists are looking for culprits and the former president will probably be their main target, rightly so.”adds the great West Coast newspaper.
Trump, who admitted on Wednesday that his party’s results were “A little disappointing”had anticipated the criticism already on Tuesday, with its usual mix of arrogance and self-flattery: “I think if they win, all the credit should go to me. And if I forgive, I shouldn’t be blamed. But the opposite will probably happen “he said in an interview with News Countrytaken from the magazine Rolling Stone.
“More harm than good”
As of Wednesday night, neither side was in a position to claim control of the House of Representatives or the Senate. And according to projections, if Republicans finally take the lower house, it will be a very low head, while Democrats can seriously hope to keep a majority in the Senate.
CNN notes that Republican Party heavyweights have so far declined to comment on the results, “partly due to the widespread feeling within the party that former President Donald Trump has damaged their chances of victory”.
“Republican sources believe that his appearances in the final stretch of the campaign clearly accentuated the difference between the two parties, which hurt them in undecided states like Pennsylvania”the American chain continues.
An analysis shared by The hillwho talked to several conservative strategists believing it “Trump’s involvement in campaigns for the Senate and the House of Representatives has done more harm than good, raising serious questions about his viability as a 2024 presidential candidate.”.
“How can you look at these results and conclude that Trump has any chance of winning the national elections in 2024? “, thus strangles the Republican strategist Scott Jennings, close to Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Republicans in the Senate. A devastating observation, given that the former president intends to announce his candidacy for the White House next week.
“Turn the page of Trump”
Same Fox News conveys the criticisms to the former president: “Many commentators saw the election result as a sign that it was time for the Republican Party to turn the page on Trump”writes the conservative channel on its website. “Observers claim that Trump has backed outlandish candidates who turned easy wins into close contests and close contests into defeats.”.
As for the very conservative National Reviewshe thinks “Only in the long term”the failure of the mid-term elections “It could help the Republican Party wean Trump”.
For the website Slatewhich also attributes the defeat of the Republicans to the “bad candidates” chosen and supported by the former president, “One thing is beyond doubt” after these elections: “Donald Trump is a problem for the GOP [le Grand Old Party, surnom donné au parti républicain]. And any political party in their right mind should move heaven and earth to find a solution ”..
