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Trump Already Looks Like a Lame Duck

December 12, 2025 · 1:26 pm ET · Leave a Comment

The signs are piling up that Donald Trump is slipping into lame-duck territory even before the year is out.

Democrats are winning races they have no business winning under normal political conditions. The latest example came this week in Miami, where voters elected a Democratic mayor for the first time in three decades. 

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