+++ US-Midterms +++: Mitt Romney kritisiert „schlechte Politik“ der Republikaner

Former US Senator and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has harshly criticized the "poor policies" of his party following their defeat in the midterm elections. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, in an extensive analysis of the electoral loss, accused numerous Republican politicians of either failing to understand or not caring about the economic struggles and hardships faced by many Americans.

The former candidate described the post-election economic decline as a "historic rebuke akin to Watergate times." He pointed to high gasoline prices, an increasing number of repossession and vehicle seizures, as well as a record number of people donating blood weekly as evidence of the economic burden on the population. Cruz believes these economic hardships were a major factor in the Republican party's electoral defeat.