Republicans are increasingly anxious about a midterms wipeout

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Fear of fallout from Trump tariff plan puts some Republicans in tough spot
https://wapo.st/4j4PUKo

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Would have been nice for Rand Paul to speak up earlier…

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Would have been nice for Rand Paul to speak up earlier…

To be fair, he has always been opposed to these sorts of things.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do we have to always elect idiots? The Democrats were out of touch and overly focused on stupid issues like identity politics which pissed a lot of people off and helped Trump get elected.

Now we have Trump who is even worse.

I’ve been wanting someone middle ground for a while. So tired of the left-right extremists

No, they really were not. But the Rs did a good job of painting them as such and then backing them into corner about it.

Nothing is ever the fault of a Democrat to you, right? Like they lose, it’s the Republicans fault? They waste billions on clearly faulty campaigning, it’s the Republicans fault?

When do you ever take responsibility for Democratic failures?

democrats didn't nominate Trump three times
democrats didn't elect trump twice
democrats didn't fail to remove Trump from office
democrats didn't fail to bar Trump from running after staging a coup

In other words, no, the Democrats never do anything wrong in your view. Good luck with that.

I am the PP you are responding to. Obviously if the democrats were infallible, they would have some power right now and wouldn't be losing elections. I was merely noting that where we are currently is 100% on the GOP for nominating and electing Trump and refusing to convict his impeachment the two times they had the chance.

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Anonymous wrote:All that matters is Trump gets egg prices down and gas prices down.

gas prices will come down because demand falls of the cliff during a recession or depression. Egg prices still haven't come down, but I suppose we will see what happens there., However, chocolate, vanilla, bananas and other key grocery items will be triple the cost and that speaks nothing of construction costs as tariffs kick in.

Egg prices are down. I saw Costco had $5 a dozen.

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Anonymous wrote:All that matters is Trump gets egg prices down and gas prices down.

gas prices will come down because demand falls of the cliff during a recession or depression. Egg prices still haven't come down, but I suppose we will see what happens there., However, chocolate, vanilla, bananas and other key grocery items will be triple the cost and that speaks nothing of construction costs as tariffs kick in.

Egg prices are down. I saw Costco had $5 a dozen.

You know what else is down: the markets. People’s savings are being decimated.


The broad market index dropped 4.84% and settled at 5,396.52, posting its worst day since June 2020. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 1,679.39 points, or 3.98%, to close at 40,545.93 and mark its worst session since June 2020. The Nasdaq Composite plummeted 5.97% and ended at 16,550.61, registering its biggest decline since March 2020. The slide across equities was broad, with more than 400 of the S&P 500's constituents posting losses.

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Anonymous wrote:All that matters is Trump gets egg prices down and gas prices down.

gas prices will come down because demand falls of the cliff during a recession or depression. Egg prices still haven't come down, but I suppose we will see what happens there., However, chocolate, vanilla, bananas and other key grocery items will be triple the cost and that speaks nothing of construction costs as tariffs kick in.

Coffee. 99% is imported. Only Hawaii has the climate to grow it.

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Anonymous wrote:All that matters is Trump gets egg prices down and gas prices down.

gas prices will come down because demand falls of the cliff during a recession or depression. Egg prices still haven't come down, but I suppose we will see what happens there., However, chocolate, vanilla, bananas and other key grocery items will be triple the cost and that speaks nothing of construction costs as tariffs kick in.

Egg prices are down. I saw Costco had $5 a dozen.

Not near us. They were $6+. And the organic 24 were luckily only $8.64

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Anonymous wrote:All that matters is Trump gets egg prices down and gas prices down.

gas prices will come down because demand falls of the cliff during a recession or depression. Egg prices still haven't come down, but I suppose we will see what happens there., However, chocolate, vanilla, bananas and other key grocery items will be triple the cost and that speaks nothing of construction costs as tariffs kick in.

Egg prices are down. I saw Costco had $5 a dozen.

Not near us. They were $6+. And the organic 24 were luckily only $8.64

None of it’s going to matter if folks are unemployed or underemployed while folks lose the little nest egg they’ve built up. Meanwhile the DOGE sham will be laid bare. Oh and education will get worse and worse because the GOP will continue to underinvest. And all the safety nets will be underfunded. Good times ahead.

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All that matters is Trump gets egg prices down and gas prices down.


gas prices will come down because demand falls of the cliff during a recession or depression. Egg prices still haven't come down, but I suppose we will see what happens there., However, chocolate, vanilla, bananas and other key grocery items will be triple the cost and that speaks nothing of construction costs as tariffs kick in.


Coffee. 99% is imported. Only Hawaii has the climate to grow it.

There should be no tariffs on items like these.

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Good, I hope we mop the floor with them.

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Anonymous wrote:Good, I hope we mop the floor with them.

It’s not going well. Despite all the bluster from MAGA posters, the negative effects of Trump’s destruction of the federal government and our economy is starting to be felt. It’s only going to get worse as more people are told that the program or contract they relied on has been cut. Remember many thought it would be similar to Trump’s first term. The GOP will pay the price. As it should. As the governing party.

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All that matters is Trump gets egg prices down and gas prices down.


gas prices will come down because demand falls of the cliff during a recession or depression. Egg prices still haven't come down, but I suppose we will see what happens there., However, chocolate, vanilla, bananas and other key grocery items will be triple the cost and that speaks nothing of construction costs as tariffs kick in.


Coffee. 99% is imported. Only Hawaii has the climate to grow it.

There should be no tariffs on items like these.

But that would require being smart and using a scalpel when imposing tariffs. I work for a federal agency, and can attest: this administration is all chainsaws all the time.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do we have to always elect idiots? The Democrats were out of touch and overly focused on stupid issues like identity politics which pissed a lot of people off and helped Trump get elected.

Now we have Trump who is even worse.

I’ve been wanting someone middle ground for a while. So tired of the left-right extremists

No, they really were not. But the Rs did a good job of painting them as such and then backing them into corner about it.

Nothing is ever the fault of a Democrat to you, right? Like they lose, it’s the Republicans fault? They waste billions on clearly faulty campaigning, it’s the Republicans fault?

When do you ever take responsibility for Democratic failures?

democrats didn't nominate Trump three times
democrats didn't elect trump twice
democrats didn't fail to remove Trump from office
democrats didn't fail to bar Trump from running after staging a coup

In other words, no, the Democrats never do anything wrong in your view. Good luck with that.

I am the PP you are responding to. Obviously if the democrats were infallible, they would have some power right now and wouldn't be losing elections. I was merely noting that where we are currently is 100% on the GOP for nominating and electing Trump and refusing to convict his impeachment the two times they had the chance.

In normal times AKA pre-2016, a presidential candidate as weak and unfit as Trump would never have a chance to get close to the presidency. All it takes to prevent someone like Trump having a chance to win a POTUS election is for there to be at least one of the two major political parties functioning at an acceptable level. This isn't too much for the American people to ask for.

Stop blaming Democrats for Trump! You had the chance to nominate Nikki Haley, who probably would have won. But you didn’t. This is on you.

I'm blaming the Trump debacle on Biden and anyone who supported the one elderly jerk candidate that could've fumbled the 2024 election back to Trump. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Truth hurts but denying it gets us nowhere.

As the prior PP said, another GOP candidate could have been chosen and wasn’t. Haley had more than enough experience. They wanted the big brass fool. Now they have him. Own it and all the chaos and destruction that has come and is to come.

70 million voters rejected the Democrats and their liberal policies, especially on their lenient consequebces for crime and their tolerance for illegal immigration. Own it.

I do. And MAGA voted for the guy promising tariffs and to chainsaw the federal government. Which is why I will sit back and watch them lose farms and small businesses and their social security and their ability to feed their family this year. And I will help those in my blue community give zero fxxck about the 600 whirlpool employees in Iowa who lost their jobs today, with all big 3 automakers saying layoffs are coming. Besides 10,000 people at HHS curing cancer? I do not care. And no bailouts. Reap what you sow.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do we have to always elect idiots? The Democrats were out of touch and overly focused on stupid issues like identity politics which pissed a lot of people off and helped Trump get elected.

Now we have Trump who is even worse.

I’ve been wanting someone middle ground for a while. So tired of the left-right extremists

No, they really were not. But the Rs did a good job of painting them as such and then backing them into corner about it.

Nothing is ever the fault of a Democrat to you, right? Like they lose, it’s the Republicans fault? They waste billions on clearly faulty campaigning, it’s the Republicans fault?

When do you ever take responsibility for Democratic failures?

democrats didn't nominate Trump three times
democrats didn't elect trump twice
democrats didn't fail to remove Trump from office
democrats didn't fail to bar Trump from running after staging a coup

In other words, no, the Democrats never do anything wrong in your view. Good luck with that.

I am the PP you are responding to. Obviously if the democrats were infallible, they would have some power right now and wouldn't be losing elections. I was merely noting that where we are currently is 100% on the GOP for nominating and electing Trump and refusing to convict his impeachment the two times they had the chance.

In normal times AKA pre-2016, a presidential candidate as weak and unfit as Trump would never have a chance to get close to the presidency. All it takes to prevent someone like Trump having a chance to win a POTUS election is for there to be at least one of the two major political parties functioning at an acceptable level. This isn't too much for the American people to ask for.

Stop blaming Democrats for Trump! You had the chance to nominate Nikki Haley, who probably would have won. But you didn’t. This is on you.

I'm blaming the Trump debacle on Biden and anyone who supported the one elderly jerk candidate that could've fumbled the 2024 election back to Trump. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Truth hurts but denying it gets us nowhere.

As the prior PP said, another GOP candidate could have been chosen and wasn’t. Haley had more than enough experience. They wanted the big brass fool. Now they have him. Own it and all the chaos and destruction that has come and is to come.

70 million voters rejected the Democrats and their liberal policies, especially on their lenient consequebces for crime and their tolerance for illegal immigration. Own it.

I am a Dem and agree that this is partially why we lost. I don't personally agree with the last administration's immigration policy or trans policies. But not enough to vote for Trump! He is just so awful I just don't see how anyone could vote for him. I will never vote for him or a supporter of his. But I have (and would in the future) vote for a moderate Republican willing to say what a terrible president Trump was.