Joseph G. Peschek is a professor emeritus of political science at Hamline University. He is the author of Class, Power and the State in the Trump Era: A Critical Analysis.

October 30, 2026

Joseph G. Peschek

President Donald Trump applauds after speaking at a midterm campaign rally at the Port of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas, on October 27, 2026.

A Midterm Rout Will Hurt the GOP, but Trumpism Will Endure

The Republican Party looks headed for losses in November. But Trumpism will outlast the midterms and even Donald Trump’s own presidency. Defeating it will take a left politics that speaks to working people’s economic pain.

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A Midterm Rout Will Hurt the GOP, but Trumpism Will Endure