‘Revenge of the nerds’: US midterms deliver a win for science – and a rebuke of Maha

Guardian World5 November 2026, 13:00 UTCUnited States of America

The wins for Democrats come after years of cuts and upheaval to US health and science infrastructureA political organizations behind a wave of Democratic doctors and scientists winning elections up and down the ballot is calling the stunning rebuke of Trumpism the “Stem swing” and “revenge of the nerds”.The wins come after years of cuts and upheaval to US health and science infrastructure, as Democrats spent big on health-related ads and as voters rejected the Make America Healthy Again (Maha) movement. Continue reading...

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