Trump Looms Over All Elections

Ron Brownstein: “Over the past several decades, the general trend has been that attitudes toward presidents from both parties have exerted growing influence over other elections. But even against that broader trend, Trump stands out.”

“In this month’s elections, as in 2018 and 2020, voters who disapproved of Trump’s job performance voted for the other party’s candidates at an even higher rate than for any other recent president. The power and persistence of that pattern — in both the midterm and presidential year elections during Trump’s first term — suggests that the single most important variable in most midterm contests next year will be whether more voters in that race approve or disapprove of his record in the White House.”