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Corruption now a top midterm election decider, says former Trump aide

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 01, 2026 • 01:00 AM
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Former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says perceptions of corruption in the president’s inner circle have become a “winning argument” against voting for Republicans.

Corruption now a top midterm election decider, says former Trump aide

Washington | Voter perceptions of White House corruption have combined with cost-of-living concerns to damage the Republicans’ midterm election chances and could dog the party all the way to the 2028 presidential race, says a former chief of staff to Donald Trump.

Mick Mulvaney, a former Republican congressman and Trump’s top adviser from 2019 to 2020, says elections are usually about the state of the economy. However, voters are this week headed to the polls thinking Trump and his inner circle have abused their power while most of the country has been dealing with rising fuel and other basic costs.

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