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globe as voters have raged against tradi-
tional institutions and politicians — adding
to the uncertainty and tension surrounding
this midterm.
- Further fueling the apocalyptic mood is
Tr ump's all-consuming per-
sonality, which has kept
supporters and critics in-
lamed. Every week arrives
with the exhausting velocity
and unpredictability of peak
campaign season — now
going on year three. Liberal
activists interviewed for
this story stressed that be-
yond personality, they are
also ighting on tangible is-
sues that affect everyday
people, such as taxes, health care, workers'
rights, and the Supreme Court. Some Repub-
licans have argued that the president's poli-
cies are broadly popular. But Trump's reality-
show style overshadows everything, analysts
said.C R I T I C A L S TAT E S
- With many voters in
moderate, suburban areas
turning against the presi-
dent and the GOP, Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey, and Cali-
fornia are the three states
most critical to control of the
House, said Kyle Kondik, an
analyst at the University of
Virginia. Democrats, who
need to add 23 seats for a
House majority, are consid-
ered a near lock to gain at least three seats in
the Philadelphia region but are targeting
much more. If a true wave emerges, they
might net double-digit gains across Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey. The ight for the Sen-
ate is on more conservative turf, where 10
Democratic incumbents are running in
states Trump won. - Even if a Democratic wave emerges, it may
not predict Trump's future. Democrats suf-
fered a disastrous 2010 midterm, but Obama
won reelection two years later. Meanwhile,
the left is wrestling with its own upheaval. - In some cases Democrats have nominated
centrists, like Rep. Conor Lamb, in Western
Pennsylvania, who have appealed to swing
voters. In other instances they opted for hard-
charging liberals, particularly women and
people of color, who have challenged the old
order — most famously Alexandria Ocasio-
Cortez in New York and Ayanna Pressley in
Boston. The different approaches will offer
a test of competing strategies as Democrats
prepare to confront Trump directly in 2020.
It's yet another reason why this election feels
so big. l
to rage against to be furious with, disillusioned with / to
add to to increase.
- to fuel here, to encourage, incite / mood ambiance,
atmosphere / all-consuming monopolising, taking up all
of one’s attention / exhausting hugely fatiguing, tiring /
unpredictability behaviour that is diicult to predict /
peak highest level, maximum activity / story here, article
/ to stress to emphasise, insist on the fact that / tangible
real, concrete /
to argue to assert, claim, maintain / to overshadow to
eclipse.- suburban area residiential zone outside an urban
centre / ...are considered a near lock to gain... are
supposed to be a certainty to win... / to target to aim for /
to net here, to win / double-digit with two igures (ie.
above ten) / turf territory, preserve / incumbent here,
senator currently in oice / to run, ran, run to be a
candidate.- to wrestle with to struggle with, debate about /
upheaval here, crisis. - Rep. = elected member of the House of
Representatives / to appeal to to attract / swing
undecided / instance case / hard-charging pugnacious,
belligerant / to challenge to defy, call into question.
Retrouvez plus d’infos dans la newsletter Vocable http://www.vocable.fr/newsletter"the left is wrestling
with its own upheaval"
(cf. § 11)Combien de mots connaissez-vous
dans lesquels le "t" placé après le
"s" ne se prononce pas?En voici quelques exemples :
whistle, listen, glisten, bristle, castle,
moisten, apostle, thistle, fasten,
hasten, mistletoe, Christmas.SUR LE BOUT DE LA LANGUEFurther
fueling the
apocalyptic
mood is
Trump's all-
consuming
personality.
An anti-fascist and anti-Trump protester at an Alt-Right rally in Washington D.C., August 12, 2018. (SIPA)Trump's approval rating in August: 42% Trump's approval rating in September: 37%
(Source: CNN/SSRS)