{"id":80929,"date":"2026-11-05T00:54:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T05:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/us-midterm-elections-2026-live-democrats-eye-historic-upset-in-mississippi-senate-race-as-republican-blame-game-begins\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T00:54:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T05:54:58","slug":"us-midterm-elections-2026-live-democrats-eye-historic-upset-in-mississippi-senate-race-as-republican-blame-game-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/us-midterm-elections-2026-live-democrats-eye-historic-upset-in-mississippi-senate-race-as-republican-blame-game-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"US midterm elections 2026 live: Democrats eye historic upset in Mississippi Senate race as Republican blame game begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Democrat Scott Colom is leading Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in the southern state; JD Vance pointed to the war in Iran as the \u2018obvious\u2019 culprit for Republicans\u2019 loss<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/ng-interactive\/2026\/nov\/03\/midterm-elections-full-results-senate-house-governor-races\">Live results<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/nov\/04\/tell-us-how-do-you-feel-about-the-us-midterm-election-results\">How do you feel about the results?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2026\/feb\/17\/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB\">Sign up for Breaking News US email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/nov\/04\/us-midterms-is-it-the-end-for-trump\">Analysis: Is this the beginning of the end for Trump?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The results of America\u2019s historic midterm elections reverberated around the world on Wednesday, with front pages reflecting on a night that saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\">Donald Trump<\/a> dealt a punishing blow by the US electorate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrumped\u201d was the <strong>Guardian\u2019s<\/strong> headline on Thursday\u2019s edition, with reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/nov\/04\/democrats-house-midterm-elections-results\">Ed Pilkington noting<\/a> that, with the president\u2019s party stripped of control of Congress, the country was waking up to a \u201cradically altered political landscape\u201d.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/live\/2026\/nov\/05\/midterm-elections-live-latest-updates-mississippi-senate-race\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrat Scott Colom is leading Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in the southern state; JD Vance pointed to the war in Iran as the \u2018obvious\u2019 culprit for Republicans\u2019 loss Live results | How do you feel about the results? 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