Summary
Republicans face rising fears of a 2026 midterms backlash after defeats in key races, with some blaming Trump’s tariffs and Elon Musk’s influence.
Trump announced sweeping new trade levies Wednesday, alarming GOP strategists who warn of higher prices and economic risks.
Vulnerable Republicans urge a return to economic messaging, citing concerns the party is overreaching. Democrats are leveraging Musk’s unpopularity, linking him to GOP policies.
The GOP remains divided over how to respond.
Well, you greedy fucks thought you could control a “celebrity,” and push your Neo Feudalist agenda.
You didn’t count on him being the most psycho narcissist you’d ever met, did you?
Well, it’s not like the Democrats are going to take advantage of it or anything. They probably shouldn’t worry about that, maybe they should worry more about being hauled out of their beds and dragged through the streets naked. That’s a lot more likely.
Sure,like they haven’t compromised every single board of elections to never lose an election.
If they actually cared they do have the power to stop Trump.
Don’t worry though, if people are even allowed to vote in 2016 Republican voters wil have long forgotten by then what it was like to have rights and be able to afford groceries, and will be happy to vote to let the leopards eat the faces of the next outgroup in line.
They should be worried, everything is stacking up to be a classic mid-term bloodbath, just like 2010.
And that is exactly why there will either be a heavily and obviously rigged election, or HitlerPig will impose Martial Law over some False Flag operation (probably ferocious violence against peaceful protesters), and suspend all elections until peace is restored, which will never happen because he controls the peace.
They should be concerned about being hung for treason if they keep supporting a coup.
Point to a second Republican that has actually been punished for their criminal misconduct.
Is Matt Gaetz in jail yet? Did Dick Cheney spend any time behind bars? What about Richard Nixon?
I don’t think the justice system will do anything.
They should be more worried about trump making being a congressman or judge a powerless position. There are so many executive actions going against law and it keeps increasing.
Illegal Executive Orders are still illegal, and obeying them is illegal.
Until Republican lawmakers change their voting patterns, these articles mean nothing and IMO are poor journalism. Lawmakers can say anything about their reelection worries and polls almost always show swings in the opposite direction after elections.
If I believed that, they’d stop doing stupid shit.
Since they aren’t, I don’t believe they are worried in thetvemidhdjdm
Never seen someone give up on the last sentence they were writing like that
I do all the time on phone keyboards
Honestly, I think he just stroked out
Actually I was dosing off. I had thought I wrote “in the slightest” but I remember it being real blurry before I hit enter.
I’m leaving it because I’m laughing my ass off about how it turned out
Been there, my friend!
Drink a covfefe.
Ha ha!
"There’s a lot of support in these communities for getting tough on trade, for cutting government spending, but if tariffs spin out of control, and there’s no results on trade deals, then rural communities are really going to be hit by that.”
There aren’t going to be any “results” from “trade deals” that will help rural communities. They’re just going to have to suck up what they voted for.
While many of the president’s allies are sympathetic to his argument that the tariffs will encourage companies to invest in domestic manufacturing and production
Uhh, with what money will they invest? They’ve given most of their money back to investors. Also, you only invest big money in countries where you have faith in their futures. Trump has irrevocably damaged the US’ image and relationships. No one is going to trust us any more, and they’re right in doing that.
No they aren’t. They have cheated and gerrymandered their way into tenured positions, the only way out is them dying or retiring.
What are they afraid of? Trump has fucked the trans gendered, illegal aliens, brown Americans and residents, old Americans, poor Americans and now he really taking it to the penguins of uninhabited islands. Thats what I call winning baby!
Piece of cake. Just make it a illegal to vote for anyone but Republicans.
I’m reading that in a positive light: abolish political parties (i.e. no more magic ‘R’ for the mouth-breathers to look for).
Everyone (sane, insane, benevolent, evil, corrupt, etc) runs as Republican. Nice little loophole.
I’ve been saying this for years now, but in the opposite direction… everyone register Republican. If everyone is a “Republican,” who do they purge? Not their voters!
You mad bastard, that’s twisted genius!
Turnabout’s fair play 🤷♂️ My state-level politicians have been running as Democrats and then switching parties after they’re elected. 😠
The only problem with Republicans losing is that it means that the Democrats have to win.
They are masters of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory for sure.
