Trump also tested constitutional norms and engineered a sharp shift in the country's attitude toward the rest of the world. Tuesday's election represents another clash between Trump's capacity to subvert political norms and the weight of history and electoral logic. In Wisconsin, an often liberal-leaning state that Trump crows about winning in 2016, a national political figure, Republican Gov. If the GOP clings to the House and keeps the Senate, Trump would likely claim validation for his hardline leadership rooted in keeping his political base intact and vilifying opponents. And Democrats would have failed — yet again — to frame an effective counter-narrative to the President's strongman rule.

Source: CNN November 05, 2018 06:03 UTC