MAGA faces reckoning as Republicans look beyond Trump towards 2028 presidential race
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 —Has MAGA fever finally broken? Will the American right shed Donald Trump’s populist ideol...
The MAGA movement faces a reckoning as Republicans look beyond Donald Trump towards the 2028 presidential race. Following a devastating defeat in the midterm elections, many Republicans are questioning the party's future and the role of Trump in shaping it. The Wall Street Journal has called for soul-searching and breaking away from the populist, identity-based rhetoric that fueled Trump's rise to power.
The White House, however, maintains a more defiant stance, with Trump being referred to as the president until January 2029. The midterm results have accelerated Trump's loss of power, with eyes now set on the 2028 campaign where he will not be a candidate due to the Constitution barring him from a third term. Vice President Kamala Harris suggested the war as the reason for the defeat, but Trump partially blamed the Middle East conflict and poor candidate selection.
Several Republican leaders, including Ron DeSantis and Don Bacon, have called for a return to traditional conservatism and abandoning populism and chaos. Former Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has even suggested kicking Trump out of the party. While criticism of Trump remains relatively muted, the absolute thrashing Republicans took in the midterms has set the stage for a potential break from the MAGA movement.
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