‘When You Think of It, We Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’

Mr. Edsall contributes weekly essays from Washington on politics and demographics.

President Trump hates to lose.

Heading into the 2026 midterm elections, you can’t say that the president hasn’t warned us, over and over, that he will do all he can to prevent the congressional contests from turning into a humiliating Republican rout.

“It’s some deep psychological thing, but when you win the presidency, you don’t win........

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