Observations and foreign policy implications of the 2022 American midterm elections

President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party defied strong political headwinds and expectations in the midterm elections to retain control of the Senate and lose the House of Representatives only narrowly. The results indicate that the US might be past peak Trumpism and that the bipartisan consensus...

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Main Authors: Overby, L. Marvin, Ang, Adrian U-Jin
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164751
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party defied strong political headwinds and expectations in the midterm elections to retain control of the Senate and lose the House of Representatives only narrowly. The results indicate that the US might be past peak Trumpism and that the bipartisan consensus on competition with China will be preserved despite divided government in the next two years.