Republicans Fear Trump’s Midterm Agenda Jeopardizes 35 Key Races as Gas Tops $4
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Updated · The Boston Globe · Sep 19
Republicans Fear Trump’s Midterm Agenda Jeopardizes 35 Key Races as Gas Tops $4
3 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · Sep 19
Summary
Republicans increasingly say Trump has become a liability in the midterms, with polls pointing to possible heavy losses as he puts his Iran war, tariffs and second-term record at the center of the campaign.
Gas above $4 a gallon, renewed inflation and new Canada tariffs are driving the anxiety, especially in Senate battlegrounds such as Maine, Michigan, Iowa, Ohio, Alaska and even Kansas.
Trump is still planning to campaign in 35 key races and only this week began a major national cash push, with MAGA Inc. deploying $138 million after sitting on $400 million heading into August.
That late spending comes as Democrats widen their path to House and Senate control by tying vulnerable Republicans directly to Trump’s policies, while even allies warn many of the party’s headwinds are self-inflicted.
Beyond the sticker shock at the grocery store, what invisible economic forces are truly keeping the next generation from getting ahead?
With median home prices soaring past $400,000, what hidden strategies are young Americans using to bypass the traditional, unaffordable American Dream?
As essential costs force families into impossible choices, could this unprecedented affordability crisis permanently reshape our fundamental economic system?