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A homegrown Georgia moderate and pragmatist: Is Senator Ossoff the future of the Democratic Party?
Is Senator Jon Ossoff the future of the Democratic Party? Following a resounding midterm victory in Georgia, a former Republican stronghold, the 39-year-old senator has emerged as a prominent figure as the Democrats look ahead to 2028 for their next presidential nominee. His natural confidence, polished media performances and ability to appeal to a diverse electorate have prompted comparisons with Barack Obama. Yet behind the excitement surrounding his national prospects lies a more complicated question: whether political momentum in the Senate necessarily translates into a presidential frontrunner.
6 Nov 2026
'Period of uncertainty: Trump is tormented, he's unstoppable, and he's desperate for immortality'
François Picard is pleased to welcome Craig Copetas, Greek-American author, international affairs columnist and editor at Türkiye Today and French Senator Hélène Conway-Mouret. "What you have is a tormented and unstable president who's desperate for immortality." With this arresting assessment, Copetas captures what he considers the defining paradox of Donald Trump's presidency in the aftermath of the US midterm elections: a leader politically neutered at home but potentially emboldened on the international stage.
6 Nov 2026
'Leaders all over the world understand that Trump is only there for two more years & then he's gone'
In American politics, even presidential power has its limits. And now, the laws of political gravity may finally be catching up with Donald Trump's hyper-aggressive exercise of executive authority. Following what political scientist Ian Bremmer describes as the most consequential electoral reversal for a governing party in more than half a century, the president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media argues that the United States has entered a new political phase: the beginning of the end of Trump's ability to dominate the political agenda, at home and on the world stage.
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