Sir, – The consensus among your correspondents appears to be that a relatively good result for the Democrats in the US midterm elections is evidence of the robustness of American democracy. Why? – Yours, etc,
DAVID SMITH,
Swords,
Co Dublin.
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Sir, – While many have noted the absence of the anticipated “red wave” of a swing in political support towards Trumpist Republicans, I haven’t given up hope of seeing one.
Ideally it’ll be the embarrassed wave of goodbye from the oddly small hands when the denier-in-chief exits the political stage. – Yours, etc,
BRIAN O’BRIEN,
Kinsale,
Co Cork.
