Democrats must widen foreign policy

Scholar power: 54.7%

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Political science 75%, Communication & Media Studies 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Holger Hestermeyer	55%	11	54.7%

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Holger Hestermeyer

@hhesterm.bsky.social

If you are looking for an explanation of why Trump is doing what he is doing look no further than the midterms. Trump's two futures are a) another two years of enriching himself and his family shamelessly at the cost of the USA or b) Congress blocking his actions and possible prosecutions.

October 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM

by Cas Mudde

167%

Scholar power: 167.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 75%, Communication & Media Studies 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Cas Mudde	78%	51	167.1%

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55.0%

4.2 h

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Cas Mudde

@casmudde.bsky.social

I want primary challenges for every Democrat who fails at this basic democratic task.

October 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM

Financial Times

Democrats need a foreign policy

Trump’s approach to the world has left Republicans floundering as the midterms approach. Liberals should plan their own strategy now

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Tages-Anzeiger

US Midterms: Now Comes the Democrats' Revenge

The Democrats are poised to win. Afterward they want to remove Trump. If that doesn't work, they want to bring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy to account.

Reposts 1 7h

Reposted by Roos Vonk

7%

Scholar power: 7.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 75%, Communication & Media Studies 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Roos Vonk	14%	27	7.3%

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CleoMatra

@cleomatra.bsky.social

Hahaha, zelfs republikeinen vinden dat wel.

#VVD is vol #MAGA geworden. 🤦‍♀️

#buitenhof #berendsen

@Marcel @elsschot.bsky.social · 11h

Ook Tom #Berendsen durft #Trump niet te kapittelen. Hij spreekt over retoriek en noemt de dieseldeal "ongewenst".
Hij vindt niet dat Amerika de oorlog tegen Oekraïne steunt met de deal en hij noemt Trumps actie evenmin collaboratie. Berendsen pleit voor voortzetting vd steun aan Oekraïne. #Buitenhof

October 11, 2026 at 10:50 AM

The Washington Post

Democrats are running on a scant agenda. Do they need more?

They lack a specific plan for governing, beyond turning back Trump and holding him accountable.

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Reposted by Harry J. Holzer

7%

Scholar power: 7.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 75%, Communication & Media Studies 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Harry J. Holzer	11%	51	7.9%

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47.0%

13.8 h

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by Robert B. Reich

60%

Scholar power: 60.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 75%, Communication & Media Studies 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Robert B. Reich	33%	37	60.2%

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49.0%

21.4 h

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0.231

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Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

Before you cast your midterm ballot, look at this graph and think about what Republicans are letting Trump get away with.

October 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

2%

Scholar power: 2.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 75%, Communication & Media Studies 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Rosemary A. Joyce	4%	34	2.3%

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22.8 h

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Adam Keiper

@adamkeiper.com

Excellent news for Republicans in the crucial swing state of Donald Trump's imagination:

Screenshot of a Truth Social post by Donald Trump https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117418148236895862 dated 10 October 2026, reading as follows.

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The Dumocrats, along with their partners in crime, the Fake News Media, are trying to create the false narrative that, Donald Trump is so “unpopular,” the Republicans are going to lose. Actually, it's just the opposite. I'm so “popular,” that the Republicans are going to WIN, and that's being proven by the Record Setting Rallies we're doing (including the one in Tennessee where I'll be in a short while — See you soon!). President DONALD J. TRUMP

October 10, 2026 at 10:37 PM

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