Real message of the US midterms? Know thy enemy

The United States midterm elections served as a stark rebuke to President Donald Trump, who had been in office for two years. The results indicated that Americans had grown tired of Trump's leadership, with Republican Senator Ted Cruz describing the outcome as a "Watergate-level repudiation." However, this electoral setback may not be enough to mend the deep divisions that plague American politics.

Mending these fissures will require a new willingness to embrace pragmatic centrism, which both Democrats and Republicans are currently unwilling to pursue. While a majority of voters apparently desire this approach, many in both parties remain unwilling to entertain it, preferring to focus on their ideological opponents rather than their own extremist factions.