The Republican Party is reeling after losing both houses of Congress in the US midterms | DW News

In the US, Republicans are reeling from their stunning defeat in midterm elections that saw the Democrats take control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. President Trump blamed the candidates, his vice-president blames the war against Iran, and others in the party blame voter disillusion with Washington politics. We talk to political scientist Scott Lucas from the Clinton Institute in Dublin.

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Chapters:
0:00 Midterm election fallout
0:35 Divergent explanations
1:33 Political infighting
2:28 Expert analysis of the GOP
4:04 Vance's risky gamble
6:09 Trump's leadership status
6:56 Internal accountability


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