Tom Del Becarro: The Party positions are the same as they were in 2024
On PAPER, Republicans are poised for a strong Midterm showing
"The 2024 Presidential Election, to a great degree, was decided on immigration/crime and inflation/affordability....
"Previously have I have written How The Democrats' Era of Protests May Usher In A Republican Majority For Years To Come - Protests do not unify political parties let alone Americans.
"Indeed, the 1960s/1970s of Democrat protests helped usher in Nixon/Ford (8 yrs), Carter (4), and Reagan/Bush (12). That was 20 years for Republicans to just 4 for Democrats....
"As to the political implications of their current protesting, consider that a recent New York Times poll shows Trump improving 13% among Latinos at the same time an Emerson poll showed him picking up 15%. Further, the New York Times polling show roughly half of voters still support President Trump's deportations....
"During the Fall lockdown, Schumer wanted $1.5 trillion in new spending....
"A graph of the economy
"John wrote about the huge swing in informed voter sentiment, "When voters are presented with factual informationthat the economy is growing, inflation is declining, wages are rising faster than prices, consumer spending is up, unemployment is low, interest rates are being cut, business investment is rising, and federal taxes are being cut public opinion shifts dramatically."
"Indeed, once voters were informed of the facts, the numbers flipped. The percent who said the economy is improving jumped 25 points, from 37% to 62%, while pessimism plummeted from 56% to 33%."
"That is a massive swing.
"In short, Democrats are winning the message war, while Republicans are winning the policy war.
"That is an age-old problem for Republicans."
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