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Democrat lead grows, blame game erupts over Trump

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 04, 2026 • 06:16 PM
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Democrats won the midterm election by the highest margin since the 1970s. JD Vance blamed the war, but other Republicans looked to the White House.

Democrat lead grows, blame game erupts over Trump

Washington | Vice President JD Vance says Donald Trump’s supporters switched their votes to Democrats because the US-Israeli war broke promises on the economy and foreign policy, as Republicans sought to cast blame for the shock midterm election wipeout.

The extent of the extraordinary blue wave became clear on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT), with the New York Times estimating that the Democratic Party won the national vote in all House races by a margin of 13 percentage points – the largest victory since the post-Watergate elections of 1974 and 1976.

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