# Republicans start weighing life after an 80-year-old lame-duck Trump as progressive Democrats push for ‘transformative change’

- Source: Fortune | FORTUNE
- Published: 2026-10-30T12:36:55+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/10/30/midterms-political-crossroads-trump-era-republicans-democrats/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/republicans-start-weighing-life-after-an-80-year-old-lame-duck-trump-a-98e1ed/

Already, some Republican candidates have begun to distance themselves from him.

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