{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/6aeb4aad4e103f04dec80fca?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"US voters punish Trump but is MAGA finished?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/1793804843971-0f29d332-a138-4587-ba2c-3b1d5b4ecc8e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Democrats have stormed back into power, seizing control of both the House and Senate and delivering a political blow to Donald Trump.</p><p><br></p><p> But while the mid-terms may be over, the race to define America’s future is only just beginning.</p><p><br></p><p> Is Trump now a lame-duck president, or can he still dominate the Republican Party from the White House?</p><p><br></p><p>And as cracks begin to appear in the MAGA coalition, who is ready to take up the mantle?</p><p><br></p><p>With Republicans facing difficult questions about their future and Democrats already looking towards the next presidential race, the battle for 2028 has begun.</p><p><br></p><p>Kevin Doyle is joined by Lorcan Nyhan of The Communications Clinic and Professor Scott Lucas of the Clinton Institute at UCD to examine what the mid-term results mean for Donald Trump, the Republican Party and the future of US politics.</p>","author_name":"Belfast Telegraph"}