Us Midterm Election Results 2022 Live Updates 

Donald Trump had hoped to ride a Republican "red wave" to a new White House bid

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the former US president appears to be left high and dry after achieving only modest gains

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Tuesday's midterm elections and seeing his chief intraparty rival achieve an outstanding result.

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Even though the Republicans are predicted to wrest control of at least one chamber of Congress

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their gains are not expected to be as large as is typical

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when the approval ratings of the sitting president are so low and inflation is so high.

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