Republicans are increasingly anxious about a midterms wipeout

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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.

Interest rates, mortgage rates are coming down. .62% drop in ten year yield.

Already the government is paying over a trillion dollars a year in interest. If rates hit 6% this will be over two trillion dollars a year on a debt that would be increasing by even more than that.
The current paid rate is around 3% and will increase as debt rolls over. Getting rates from 4.79 to 4.17 is significant, and even more significant if it goes down to 3%, and thus stops the increase in interest payments.

Numbers are a variable science. Emotions are a fixed science.

Nope. Emotions are fickle, not fixed.

The alternative to the current situation would be a President Harris who would continue to borrow money until the U.S. couldn't afford to pay it back. The midterms are 1.5 years from now, and we're already seeing both sides capitulate a bit. Ontario has indicated it would lift its tariffs if the U.S. did the same, Israel has already lifted them, other countries are following suit. President Trump indicated he would be willing to negotiate on tariffs, now that he has the world's attention. Likewise, the stock market has experienced a well-needed pullback after being overvalued based on historical metrics.

Narrator: the rate of government spending has accelerated under Trump.

They refuse to see reality.

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Oh, I thought they’d be worried about the country….

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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.

Interest rates, mortgage rates are coming down. .62% drop in ten year yield.

Already the government is paying over a trillion dollars a year in interest. If rates hit 6% this will be over two trillion dollars a year on a debt that would be increasing by even more than that.
The current paid rate is around 3% and will increase as debt rolls over. Getting rates from 4.79 to 4.17 is significant, and even more significant if it goes down to 3%, and thus stops the increase in interest payments.

Numbers are a variable science. Emotions are a fixed science.

Nope. Emotions are fickle, not fixed.

The alternative to the current situation would be a President Harris who would continue to borrow money until the U.S. couldn't afford to pay it back. The midterms are 1.5 years from now, and we're already seeing both sides capitulate a bit. Ontario has indicated it would lift its tariffs if the U.S. did the same, Israel has already lifted them, other countries are following suit. President Trump indicated he would be willing to negotiate on tariffs, now that he has the world's attention. Likewise, the stock market has experienced a well-needed pullback after being overvalued based on historical metrics.

Narrator: the rate of government spending has accelerated under Trump.

Cite? Seems like President Trump is trying to CUT government spending, but for some reason, Democrats won't allow this?

Are you aware that since Republicans control the White House and both chambers of Congress, THEY get to decide? Democrats cannot allow or not allow anything these days.

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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.

Interest rates, mortgage rates are coming down. .62% drop in ten year yield.

Already the government is paying over a trillion dollars a year in interest. If rates hit 6% this will be over two trillion dollars a year on a debt that would be increasing by even more than that.
The current paid rate is around 3% and will increase as debt rolls over. Getting rates from 4.79 to 4.17 is significant, and even more significant if it goes down to 3%, and thus stops the increase in interest payments.

Numbers are a variable science. Emotions are a fixed science.

Nope. Emotions are fickle, not fixed.

The alternative to the current situation would be a President Harris who would continue to borrow money until the U.S. couldn't afford to pay it back. The midterms are 1.5 years from now, and we're already seeing both sides capitulate a bit. Ontario has indicated it would lift its tariffs if the U.S. did the same, Israel has already lifted them, other countries are following suit. President Trump indicated he would be willing to negotiate on tariffs, now that he has the world's attention. Likewise, the stock market has experienced a well-needed pullback after being overvalued based on historical metrics.

Narrator: the rate of government spending has accelerated under Trump.

Cite? Seems like President Trump is trying to CUT government spending, but for some reason, Democrats won't allow this?

Yes, Trump is temporarily cutting spending by burning down government and leaking all the private information to hackers


Repairing his damage cost more in the long run.

But even before that, Trump is setting new records for national debt by slashing taxes for the wealthy by far more than his alleged savings on spending, while raising taxes on non wealthy people.


Unfortunately it's text, which won't help you understand

I hope someone can find a video for you.


https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/g-s1-57850/senate-republicans-budget-resolution-reconciliation

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

Interest rates, mortgage rates are coming down. .62% drop in ten year yield.

Already the government is paying over a trillion dollars a year in interest. If rates hit 6% this will be over two trillion dollars a year on a debt that would be increasing by even more than that.
The current paid rate is around 3% and will increase as debt rolls over. Getting rates from 4.79 to 4.17 is significant, and even more significant if it goes down to 3%, and thus stops the increase in interest payments.

Numbers are a variable science. Emotions are a fixed science.

Nope. Emotions are fickle, not fixed.

The alternative to the current situation would be a President Harris who would continue to borrow money until the U.S. couldn't afford to pay it back. The midterms are 1.5 years from now, and we're already seeing both sides capitulate a bit. Ontario has indicated it would lift its tariffs if the U.S. did the same, Israel has already lifted them, other countries are following suit. President Trump indicated he would be willing to negotiate on tariffs, now that he has the world's attention. Likewise, the stock market has experienced a well-needed pullback after being overvalued based on historical metrics.

Narrator: the rate of government spending has accelerated under Trump.

Cite? Seems like President Trump is trying to CUT government spending, but for some reason, Democrats won't allow this?

I put this in the economy thread a week ago. “Seems” is doing a lot of work in your sentence, and indeed in everything that Trump does.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Interest rates, mortgage rates are coming down. .62% drop in ten year yield.

Already the government is paying over a trillion dollars a year in interest. If rates hit 6% this will be over two trillion dollars a year on a debt that would be increasing by even more than that.
The current paid rate is around 3% and will increase as debt rolls over. Getting rates from 4.79 to 4.17 is significant, and even more significant if it goes down to 3%, and thus stops the increase in interest payments.

Numbers are a variable science. Emotions are a fixed science.

Nope. Emotions are fickle, not fixed.

The alternative to the current situation would be a President Harris who would continue to borrow money until the U.S. couldn't afford to pay it back. The midterms are 1.5 years from now, and we're already seeing both sides capitulate a bit. Ontario has indicated it would lift its tariffs if the U.S. did the same, Israel has already lifted them, other countries are following suit. President Trump indicated he would be willing to negotiate on tariffs, now that he has the world's attention. Likewise, the stock market has experienced a well-needed pullback after being overvalued based on historical metrics.

Narrator: the rate of government spending has accelerated under Trump.

Cite? Seems like President Trump is trying to CUT government spending, but for some reason, Democrats won't allow this?

I’m not pp and I’m sure others have more sources but since January SpaceX alone has received $560 million - adding to the $20 billion they’ve already received - to launch a telescope. And Starlink has been made eligible to receive $42 billion (billion with a b) in grants to prove rural broadband. Incredible what we can afford so long as we’re paying you know who to do it.

https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/truth-be-told/truth-be-told-contracts-and-cash-keep-flowing-to-spacex#google_vignette

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Interest rates, mortgage rates are coming down. .62% drop in ten year yield.

Already the government is paying over a trillion dollars a year in interest. If rates hit 6% this will be over two trillion dollars a year on a debt that would be increasing by even more than that.
The current paid rate is around 3% and will increase as debt rolls over. Getting rates from 4.79 to 4.17 is significant, and even more significant if it goes down to 3%, and thus stops the increase in interest payments.

Does it help if interest and mortgage rates are low if no one can afford to buy anything?

Yes, Goober, lower rates is an economic stimulant. Lower rates make it more possible for people to finance purchases. Geesh

Brilliant plan, goober.
Plunge the country into depression and then print money to stimulate it back up so you can claim number going up in the few months before the election.

People can then "finance" paying for food and shelter that they can't afford.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Interest rates, mortgage rates are coming down. .62% drop in ten year yield.

Already the government is paying over a trillion dollars a year in interest. If rates hit 6% this will be over two trillion dollars a year on a debt that would be increasing by even more than that.
The current paid rate is around 3% and will increase as debt rolls over. Getting rates from 4.79 to 4.17 is significant, and even more significant if it goes down to 3%, and thus stops the increase in interest payments.

Numbers are a variable science. Emotions are a fixed science.

Nope. Emotions are fickle, not fixed.

The alternative to the current situation would be a President Harris who would continue to borrow money until the U.S. couldn't afford to pay it back. The midterms are 1.5 years from now, and we're already seeing both sides capitulate a bit. Ontario has indicated it would lift its tariffs if the U.S. did the same, Israel has already lifted them, other countries are following suit. President Trump indicated he would be willing to negotiate on tariffs, now that he has the world's attention. Likewise, the stock market has experienced a well-needed pullback after being overvalued based on historical metrics.

Narrator: the rate of government spending has accelerated under Trump.

Cite? Seems like President Trump is trying to CUT government spending, but for some reason, Democrats won't allow this?

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61196/html

this is the way it always is with the GOP, google it. they spend more, take in less and don't do anything for job or GDP growth.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh, I thought they’d be worried about the country….

Why start now?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They should be worried—Trump is going to turn red states blue. Purple states are already there. They need to get off their knees.

Name one red state that will turn blue in the next two years.

North Carolina.

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Everyone escaping blue states here to Florida are making us even more red.

Our great Governor DeSantis is fighting is ban Chemtrails.

This is how you protect the environment, you hypocrites.

Yes, and isn’t it funny just how quickly people come, watch nature destroy their homes and then the insurance companies screw then over, and then leave?

Driving through Florida, all we see is massive construction and road improvements.

Given the halt in funding from the DOT, expect a slow down in road improvements.

[Anonymous]

Yes, they should be worried.

They better hope and pray that whatever El*on and Co do doesn't crash Social Security. And I think there's a reasonable chance that it does.

[Anonymous]

I am a republican and I’d vote for Bernie Sanders at this point even though I don’t agree with a single thing he’s done. Trump is a criminal and Musk deserves jail time. They need to be gone and I’m willing to do whatever needs to be done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Interest rates, mortgage rates are coming down. .62% drop in ten year yield.

Already the government is paying over a trillion dollars a year in interest. If rates hit 6% this will be over two trillion dollars a year on a debt that would be increasing by even more than that.
The current paid rate is around 3% and will increase as debt rolls over. Getting rates from 4.79 to 4.17 is significant, and even more significant if it goes down to 3%, and thus stops the increase in interest payments.

Does it help if interest and mortgage rates are low if no one can afford to buy anything?

Yes, Goober, lower rates is an economic stimulant. Lower rates make it more possible for people to finance purchases. Geesh

I don’t care what the interest rate is. I’m not buying a new car if it costs 20-25% more. I’m just not. I’ve never received a pay increase that high and I will likely be laid off soon. Dh’s job is uncertain too. I’m not moving any time soon either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Interest rates, mortgage rates are coming down. .62% drop in ten year yield.

Already the government is paying over a trillion dollars a year in interest. If rates hit 6% this will be over two trillion dollars a year on a debt that would be increasing by even more than that.
The current paid rate is around 3% and will increase as debt rolls over. Getting rates from 4.79 to 4.17 is significant, and even more significant if it goes down to 3%, and thus stops the increase in interest payments.

Numbers are a variable science. Emotions are a fixed science.

Nope. Emotions are fickle, not fixed.

The alternative to the current situation would be a President Harris who would continue to borrow money until the U.S. couldn't afford to pay it back. The midterms are 1.5 years from now, and we're already seeing both sides capitulate a bit. Ontario has indicated it would lift its tariffs if the U.S. did the same, Israel has already lifted them, other countries are following suit. President Trump indicated he would be willing to negotiate on tariffs, now that he has the world's attention. Likewise, the stock market has experienced a well-needed pullback after being overvalued based on historical metrics.

Narrator: the rate of government spending has accelerated under Trump.

Cite? Seems like President Trump is trying to CUT government spending, but for some reason, Democrats won't allow this?

I put this in the economy thread a week ago. “Seems” is doing a lot of work in your sentence, and indeed in everything that Trump does.

That would be the CR under Biden, followed by the current CR which was largely a continuation of Biden's CR, plus some DOGE cuts. The 2nd quarter would have some more DOGE cuts, plus possibly a rescission package cut from the CR.