# Want to talk about the US midterms? Do it here!
**URL:** https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/want-to-talk-about-the-us-midterms-do-it-here/15543
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**Created:** [November 9, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/want-to-talk-about-the-us-midterms-do-it-here/15543 "2022-11-09T15:08:13Z")
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### Author:  [@Faizal\_Ali](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Faizal_Ali)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/want-to-talk-about-the-us-midterms-do-it-here/15543/1 "2022-11-09T15:08:13Z")
My initial hot takes: The video below seems accurate when it calls this a historic result for the Democrats, even if not exactly a win. Will that affect Biden’s political future?
[Democratic Showing Could Mean New ‘Rules Of Politics’: Kornacki - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdZioto4tYs)
Also: Is this the beginning of the end of Trumpism?
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### Author:  [@nwrickert](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/nwrickert)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/want-to-talk-about-the-us-midterms-do-it-here/15543/2 "2022-11-09T17:55:46Z")
> [@Faizal\_Ali](#):
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> Is this the beginning of the end of Trumpism?
I think it might be. But perhaps it is too early to tell.
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### Author:  [@Faizal\_Ali](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Faizal_Ali)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/want-to-talk-about-the-us-midterms-do-it-here/15543/3 "2022-11-09T19:47:20Z")
The reason I raise the question is that if the GOP had run ordinary candidates in Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Nevada they likely would have won control of the Senate. But, instead, they ran the bizarro candidates that Trump endorsed, and here we are. So Republican leadership may well decide enough is enough. But will they be able to do anything about it?
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### Author:  [@Dan\_Eastwood](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Dan_Eastwood)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/want-to-talk-about-the-us-midterms-do-it-here/15543/4 "2022-11-09T21:05:03Z")
> [@Faizal\_Ali](#):
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> Also: Is this the beginning of the end of Trumpism?
It’s not going away. Trump didn’t create this problem, he just saw how people and the media can be manipulated. Having demonstrated just how easy it is to grab power this way, others will be copying his methods for generations to come.
Buckle in, it’s going to be a bumpy century.
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### Author:  [@Rumraket](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Rumraket)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/want-to-talk-about-the-us-midterms-do-it-here/15543/5 "2022-11-10T15:03:42Z")
> [@Faizal\_Ali](#):
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> Also: Is this the beginning of the end of Trumpism?
One can only hope! Of course even that will not spell the end of republican lunacy more broadly. The people who voted for Trump won’t magically stop existing, or mysteriously stop having their insane views.
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### Author:  [@Dan\_Eastwood](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Dan_Eastwood)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/want-to-talk-about-the-us-midterms-do-it-here/15543/6 "2022-11-10T15:43:03Z")
Interesting analysis from The Daily. 25 minute podcast.
> **[Midterms Live Updates: Congress Remains in Play as Georgia Senate Race Heads...](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/11/10/us/election-updates-midterms-results/the-daily-explores-how-democrats-defied-expectations-in-the-midterms?smid=url-share)**
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> Closely fought races in Georgia, Arizona and Nevada have yet to be called. President Biden said he plans to run for re-election in 2024 but will make a final decision next year.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/want-to-talk-about-the-us-midterms-do-it-here/15543/7 "2022-11-17T15:44:03Z")
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