As always, the contents of this blog constitute a compendium of multiple media reports supplented by my personal opinion where indicated.
In a previous blog I explained why, in my opinion, this mid-term election was the most critical one in my lifetine, if not ever. The Repubs are clinging onto very slim majorities in both the House and the Senate, and cannot afford to lose any ground. If they do, (1) President Trump’s program will be thwarted; (2) a contentious Congress will be unable to agree on any meaningful legialation; (3) the public will once again be subjected to endless, meaningless and wasteful negotiations; (4) President Trump will likely be impeached again; and (5) the neo-communists will have established a toehold in the federal government.
In my opinion, based on President Trump’s many accomplishments and the fact that the Dem Party has moved far to the left with many of the candidates even embracing communist policies and beliefs the Repubs should be cleaningup. However, the Repubs have some problems, which are hurting them and may prove to be fatal.
- President Trump’s popularity appears to be waning. Various current polls place his national job approval rating at a paltry 35% to 38%. Moreover, his approval among registered Republicans has declined to about 78%, which is the lowest in his second term. His personal popularity or lack thereof, has always had a strong influence on the down-ballot races.
- President Trump has accomplished a great deal so far, perhaps as much as any previous president. Limitations of time and space preclude me from listing them all here. But, a few of the more significant ones would include (1) extending the “Trump Tax Cuts,” (2) depriving Iran of a nuclear weapon, and (3) securing the border to prevent illegal immigration and reduce the inflow of deadly drugs.
- Unfortunately for him most of the voting public is not focusing on those accomplishments at the current time. As always, they are most concerned about the economy, inflation and the cost of basic items such as food, gas, healthcare and rent/mortgage payments. That is where the Repubs are being hurt. Inflation has proven to be most stubborn. The latest rate is 3.4%, which prompted the Fed to raise interest rates for the first time in three years. This will affect consumers negatively in many basic areas such as mortgage rates, credit card debt and car loans. The price of a barrel of oil is over $100. The price of gas at the pump has risen to over $4.00 in many areas. The public is reminded of this every day. This is what it is focusing on.
- In the long run depriving Iran of a nuclear weapon will likely become recognized as President Trump’s greatest achievement. Unfortunately, at the moment that is an intangible benefit. It will not help the Repubs in this election. Many people are actually growing tired of the war. As I said, their attention has shifted elsewhere. Iran’s “rope a dope” strategy is beginning to work.
- Same with the tax cuts. They will spur the economy, but not until 2027 or 2028, again too late to help with this election.
Conclusion
We still have nearly six weeks to go before the election, but with the advent of early voting it is getting late. As usual, Americans seem to be overly concerned with short-term issues while ignoring the long term. Consequently, we appear to be on the cusp of electing a plethora of neo-communists to the Congress as well as various state and local offices. As I have said in previous blogs these far-left loons/communists hate America. They want to tear it down and remake the country into a communist state. Check out their past comments and postings. They are disguising their true beliefs in order to get elected. For example, suddenly El-Sayed is attempting to distance himself from notorious Jew and Israel hater Hasan Piker. Then, they will revert to their true beliefs.
The Dems have yet to offer any meaningful solutions to the issues they have been ranting about. All they have offered is hatred for President Trump. Evidentally, voters have forgotten how much worse the situation was under Biden.
Turnout will be the key to winning. Repubs must organize and get out the vote!
I hope I’m wrong, but future historians may very well view 2026 as the beginning of the end of America as we have known it.
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