The Fight for the Right Starts Now

Voters rejected Trumpism in Tuesday’s historic midterms. Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photo via Getty Images). Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. It ended with a whimper, and then a bang. Less than 24 hours before polls opened in Tuesday’s midterm elections, President Donald Trump released a slick video with a last-minute pitch to voters that was at once banal and novel. Vote for my party, he urged, just as any sitting president might. But Trump offered an additional incentive: an open bribe to keep the GOP in power, repeating his September promise of a “Trump dividend” of $5,000 for every American—but only if Republicans win the midterms. Want to see more of The Dispatch in Google search? Add Us as a Preferred Source More We Think You’d Like