After the midterm losses: how Trump may respond and what Democrats plan
In a Guardian podcast, journalist Molly Ball discusses the fallout from the US midterm elections. Republicans suffered losses in several states that usually back them.
In the latest episode of a podcast from the British newspaper The Guardian, veteran US political journalist Molly Ball examines the results of the American midterm elections. Midterms are the elections held halfway through a president's term, and this time they went badly for President Donald Trump's Republican Party.
Losses in Republican states
According to the episode description, Trump oversaw a string of losses in states that normally favour Republicans. Kansas, Texas and South Carolina are named as examples. The podcast's makers describe the set of results as historic.
Questions the episode asks
The discussion looks at how Trump might react to his party's heavy setback. It also asks whether the Democratic Party has a plan that goes beyond simply being the anti-Trump party. Guardian journalist Annie Kelly asks whether US politics is moving into a post-Trump era.
The source text is only a short podcast description. It gives no detailed election figures, seat counts or comments from Trump himself, so this report does not describe how the balance of power has changed. Ball's full assessment can be heard in the episode itself.
