Hawzah News Agency- The Republicans’ recent loss can be considered one of the largest, perhaps the largest, defeats the party has suffered in congressional elections since the Watergate scandal. By winning control of both chambers, Democrats dealt a serious blow to the Trump administration. The shift in states such as Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina, and major Democratic wins in some Nebraska districts, went beyond an ordinary defeat and seriously called into question the outcome of the 2028 elections, the future of the Republican Party, the MAGA movement, and Trump’s legacy.
According to polls, the war with Iran and the fuel price surge caused by disruption in the Strait of Hormuz played a prominent role in the Democrats’ sweeping victory—so much so that, according to NBC’s exit poll, about three-quarters of voters considered the Iran war an important or decisive factor in their electoral decision, and 63% judged US military action against Iran a mistake. Trump himself, in his first reactions to the results, acknowledged the role of the Iran war and fuel prices in the Republican defeat, while still defending his decision to attack Iran.
The Israel lobby is undoubtedly one of the important and symbolic losers of this election. Israel and its policies, particularly regarding the war with Iran, have faced growing criticism in American public opinion. The entry of the first Muslim into the Senate, with explicitly critical positions toward Israel, is a turning point in the history of Israel-Democrat relations.
After this heavy defeat, anti-war factions within MAGA—such as the post-liberals close to Vance, hawkish figures like Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro, and figures such as Hegseth and Rubio, and even Trump himself—will come under heavy criticism, and we will witness an escalation of an open and hidden “internal war” among MAGA’s main factions and a diagnosis of the causes of defeat.
The Republicans’ historic defeat has very important effects on US domestic politics and global power equations, and the role of the Iran war and the oil and fuel price surge caused by disruption in the Strait of Hormuz in this defeat was prominent. This election showed that US foreign policy, contrary to common perception, can through energy markets and living costs become one of the determining factors in domestic electoral equations.
Source: IUVM Press
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