Trump looks increasingly out of touch and his disapproval rating is at an all-time high – which partly explains Tuesday’s election results
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Perhaps the most revealing post-mortem on Republicans’ election night meltdown came from the vice-president, JD Vance.
After a night that saw Democratic governors elected in New Jersey and Virginia after focusing on the rising cost of living, and a New York mayoral campaign victory built on housing access, Vance showed a particular kind of remorse.
“We need to focus on the home front,” he wrote on the X social media platform. “The president has done a lot that has already paid off in lower interest rates and lower inflation, but we inherited a disaster from Joe Biden and Rome wasn’t built in a day.”
