Trump was fresh and new during his 2016 campaign. Has his fame fizzled?

The failed red wave' during the midterm elections marked the beginning of a downward spiral of losses and lost support

Instead of taking off like a rocket over the past three weeks, Donald Trump's bid to win back the White House appears, so far at least, to be blowing up on the launchpad.

The swagger of 2016 has given way to somnolence in 2022. Opinion polls are grim. Legal setbacks are piling up. A run of dismal results in the midterm elections, culminating in another Republican loss in Georgia this week, have punctured his aura of invincibility within the party.