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Millennials broke Trump’s grip on power. What will they do with it?

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 06, 2026 • 06:00 PM
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The Democrats have an extraordinary opening to build a dominant left consensus, provided they can resist squabbling over where to take the country next.

Millennials broke Trump’s grip on power. What will they do with it?

In the aftermath of this week’s stunning rebuke of Donald Trump and the biggest Democratic midterm election victory since the Watergate scandal, many Americans were already looking ahead.

From Tuesday night, prediction market bettors began shovelling money behind Georgia’s victorious Democratic senator, Jon Ossoff, as the favourite to win the 2028 presidential election. He jumped into the lead with a 28 per cent chance of moving into the White House.

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