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David Smith in Round Rock, Texas

BIZARRE: The end of maga as we know it - What They Never Told You

Donald Trump Republican MAGA Republican Party White House Frank Luntz Patrick Gaspard Midterm Elections United States Barack Obama
A red Maga hat on fire on the ground.
‘It was the most sweeping midterm repudiation of a sitting president since the Watergate election of 1974.’ Photograph: Probal Rashid/LightRocket/Getty Images

Walking by a tattoo studio and medical spa on the pretty main street of Round Rock, in Texas Hill Country, Tarik Bakir recalled voting for Barack Obama in 2008 and Donald Trump in 2024. But when it came to the 2026 midterm elections, he was firmly back in the Democrats’ column.

“I’m not happy with the Iran war,” said Bakir, 41, a financial adviser who served with the US military in Afghanistan. “The economy’s OK, but not great. This election was a rebuttal to Trump. This time people said they didn’t like him, or his policies.”

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