While much of the world, let alone Washington, waited to see whether Donald Trump would carry out his pledge to make Iran’s civilization “die” before the president ultimately backed down from his threat, political observers noticed a different but no less earth-shattering storm brewing closer to home this week — one that could impact the Republicans’ hold on both houses of Congress.
Georgia and Wisconsin both held elections on Tuesday evening — while the world was digesting Trump’s latest threats to send Iran “back to the Stone Ages” — that showed that the swing states, both of which voted for him in 2016 and 2024, are trending leftward.
