Trump, after the elections

As we all know, the so-called midterm elections were held in the United States on Tuesday.

They took place in a normal labor day, because US authorities do not give them great importance.

When they closed, Donald Trump branded them “a tremendous success” for his candidates.

In this kind of elections, characterized by the indifference of a large number of voters, the average turnout has been about 40 percent.

Although a clear victory of Democrats was foreseen, the high turnout did not prevent the polls to reflect again the existing deep polarization in the country.

Washington Post columnist Dan Balz said on Wednesday that “the general rules of the voting in the House and the Senate, as well as the polls, reflected that the differences, which have defined United States during the presidency of Trump, remain and seem to strengthen”.

He added “That lays the foundations for very competitive presidential elections within two years”.

According to the analyst, Trump will seek his reelection in 2020.

New Yorker columnist Susan Glasser wrote “Democrats yet haven’t left Trump’s 2016 victory behind” and added that many believed the current polls would dilute the image that follows them since that year”.

But a few hours ago, Trump’s opponents won control of the House, in addition to picking two governor seats in such states as Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Both were key for his election in 2016.

For their part, Republicans along with Trump, spread out an alarmist discourse on immigration, its caravans and Democratic plans.

Glasser thought that both parties should do a soul searching before the new Congress takes over in January.

Bruce Miroff, American Presidency expert at the University of Albany, told EFE last week: “Trump would take no responsibility if his party loses the majority in the House of Representatives. For him, winning is always his business, losing is never his fault”.

Everything takes place amidst the widespread crisis that hits U.S. and that they will fail to solve not even with the mountain of dollars allocated for their military spendings in the current budget.

Translated by Jorge Mesa Benjamin / CubaSi Translation Staff