US EditionTrump Says 2026 Midterms Will Be Referendum on Prices, Economic Success
Trump highlights 4.3% GDP growth and falling prices to counter Democrats' affordability claims ahead of 2026 midterms, aiming to shift voter focus to economic success.
- President Donald Trump framed the 2026 midterms around pricing in a Friday Politico interview, saying, 'I think it's going to be about the success of our country. It'll be about pricing.'
- Reacting to those losses, Trump has called affordability a 'con job' and blames Democrats under Biden for past price rises, shifting messaging after Democrats won states earlier this year.
- Economic data show a government report with 4.3% annualized third-quarter growth and November inflation cooling to 2.7% year-over-year, the lowest since July.
- Trump launched a speaking tour this month focused on affordability, visiting Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania and Rocky Mount, North Carolina, telling POLITICO he expects Americans to be receptive to the message.
- Still, polls show nearly half of POLITICO poll respondents struggle to afford essentials, and a possible government shutdown at the end of January involves Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.
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Republicans are heading for a bloodbath — and they know it
On Dec. 22, 1944, on a brutally cold and snowy battlefield in Bastogne, Belgium, Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe's rough-and-ready 101st Airborne Division was surrounded and outnumbered by German armor units, which had literally come out of nowhere.The fighting had been bloody and intense, and the Germans, sensing victory, made a final push to prevail in World War II. Before hitting the Americans with everything they had, the German command …
Trump claims prices are ‘coming down fast.’ Americans in 49 states aren’t buying it
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Here's why Trump and the GOP are doomed
On Dec. 22, 1944, on a brutally cold and snowy battlefield in Bastogne, Belgium, Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe's rough-and-ready 101st Airborne Division was surrounded and outnumbered by German armor units, which had literally come out of nowhere.The fighting had been bloody and intense, and the Germans, sensing victory, made a final push to prevail in World War II. Before hitting the Americans with everything they had, the German command …
Trump cannot shield Republicans from midterm losses
During Donald Trump’s first term, Democrats cleaned up in the midterm elections. “This wasn’t just a blue wave in the House. It was a tsunami,” wrote CNN data analyst Harry Enten in 2018. Now, similar structural conditions mean that Trump’s best-case scenario for 2026 might be stopping a blue wave from becoming a tsunami. Midterm elections are a puzzle for Republicans in the Trump era. The voters who turn out tend to be more affluent — and there…
"It's Affordability, Stupid": Trump Predicts 2026 Midterms Will Hinge On Pricing
President Donald Trump has issued a bold forecast for the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, predicting the cycle will be decided not just by the broader economy, but specifically by “pricing” and the cost of living. The President argued that his administration’s efforts to curb inflation inherited from the Biden era are beginning to take hold. […] “It’s Affordability, Stupid”: Trump Predicts 2026 Midterms Will Hinge On Pricing
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