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Trump’s Decade of Comebacks Might Be Over

Ross Douthat · 4 Aug 2026

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  1. And the Trumpified Republican Party is in real danger of losing the Senate, with reddish seats from Iowa to Texas to Alaska increasingly vulnerable.
  2. One of Trump’s political strengths is his willingness to cut bait on an unsuccessful policy, to sell a walk-back as a victory rather than doubling or trebling down.
  3. since Americans never really bought into the case for war in the first place, even a bad deal should help the White House’s political position through the effect on gas prices alone.

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