# Midterm voters clearly wanted to make America nice again

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/midterm-voters-clearly-wanted-to-make-america-nice-again/
- Published: 2026-11-05T22:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T23:36:07+00:00
- Original publisher: Vox (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/509237/make-america-nice-again-midterms
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Voters may have rejected political cruelty.
- Adam Hamilton won Kansas by about five points.
- Immigration concerns did not guarantee support for harsher enforcement.

## Summary

Midterm results suggest that voters may have turned against the cruelty and hostility associated with Republican politics under Donald Trump, helping Democrats win decisively. The article argues that many voters can support stricter immigration controls while rejecting policies and rhetoric that they see as needlessly harsh.

In Kansas, Democrat Adam Hamilton, a Methodist pastor who campaigned on “radical love” and kindness, won a Senate seat by about five points, despite the state’s long record of electing Republicans. In Colorado, 55 per cent of voters rejected a measure requiring police to co-operate with federal immigration agents, even though about half of residents surveyed had called illegal immigration a very serious problem. The article also points to Republican losses in areas affected by ICE raids and stricter enforcement, while noting that several factors may have contributed to the wider Democratic gains.

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