Voters line up to enter a polling place in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Independents turned their backs on Donald Trump. And Republicans seemed to be slipping out of the thrall of a president who has defined American politics for a decade. In interviews and at the ballot box, voters declared that they were unhappy with the way things were going in their country and wanted a change. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times By SABRINA TAVERNISE From Texas to Maine, Democratic voters…
