"Trump's Downfall Has Begun"

"In the history of American politics, there has never been a problem quite like the one Republicans are facing now. For the last decade, they have allowed their party to transform into a cult of personality. Trump has had almost total control over the GOP at almost every level, and has remade the party in his own image. Now, voters have delivered a historic rebuke to that party. Ordinarily, you would expect members of that party to reject the massively incompetent and destructive person who has led it for three consecutive presidential cycles. You would expect them to learn lessons from their defeat and to start to rebuild. But that is simply not possible with Trump, who will not allow Republicans to reject him."

Alex Shephard at The New Republic reacts to the Democrats' success in the midterm elections.