# US midterms: A blue tsunami has rebuked Trump. Will it end Washington’s wars?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/us-midterms-a-blue-tsunami-has-rebuked-trump-will-it-end-washingtons-wars/
- Published: 2026-11-06T19:39:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T20:36:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Middle East Eye (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/us-midterms-blue-tsunami-has-rebuked-trump-will-it-end-washingtons-wars
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- Democrats won both chambers and several Republican strongholds.
- Voters linked the Iran war and fuel costs to their choices.
- The result may test Washington’s bipartisan Middle East policy.

## Summary

The article argues that Democrats’ sweeping victory in the US midterms was a broad rebuke of Donald Trump, reflecting voter concerns about the economy, corruption, presidential power and the war on Iran. It says the result raises a larger question: whether Washington will rethink its Middle East policy, including its approach to Israel and Palestine, or return to the bipartisan consensus that the author says helped create current crises.

Democrats captured both chambers of Congress and flipped at least seven Republican-held Senate seats, bringing their total to 54, while also making major gains in the House and winning governorships in several traditionally Republican states. Exit polling cited in the article found that 63 per cent of voters thought the decision to attack Iran was wrong, nearly three-quarters said the war was a major or crucial factor in their vote, and 87 per cent were worried about fuel prices. By late October, petrol averaged about $4.27 a gallon and diesel about $6.35, with disruption around the Strait of Hormuz and damage to regional infrastructure cited as key causes.

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