A Shock For Trump — The Red Wave That Wasn’t

Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a ‘Save America’ rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on Nov. 7. — Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a ‘Save America’ rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on Nov. 7.
Photographer: Joshua A. Bickel/Bloomberg

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By Flavia Jackson

November 9, 2022 at 10:55 AM UTC

There was one surprising loser on US election night who was not even on the ballot: Donald Trump and his extremist brand of politics.

Going into the midterm congressional ballot, incumbent Democrats had feared a trouncing at the hands of Republicans, helped by their relentless attacks over the economy.