In recent decades, it has become an accepted feature of American national politics that the party in power will lose seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate in mid-term elections. There are many reasons for this, not the least of which is that the party that is not in power has a wealth of adherents who are upset and therefore motivated to vote.
There are other factors, but the one thing that always looms over every election like a huge, predatory bird is the economy. Now the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has provided to our sister site Townhall some polling numbers that have to have some grins on Republican faces in Washington right about now.
With the midterms approaching, Republicans are zeroing in on a targeted strategy to win back swing voters and Trump voters who don’t typically turn out in off-year elections. Those voters will be critical to maintaining a Republican majority in the Senate next year.
That message centers on the economy and cost of living, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) says new polling, exclusively provided to Townhall, shows a clear path to rebuilding a winning coalition after President Trump’s 2024 win.
That polling shows the cost of living is the overwhelming issue driving the midterms, with 92 percent of swing voters and 85 percent of infrequent Trump voters concerned about it. Of the cost-of-living issues, three major areas stand out: prescription drug prices, housing costs, and Social Security taxes.
Those are all areas where Democrats have suffered some significant failures in recent years, most notably when it comes to housing costs. In our major cities in particular, housing costs are spiraling out of control, and the Democrats who run things in those cities (I’m looking at you, Zohran Mamdani) seem determined to do everything they can to make things worse.
There’s more, and the interesting bit here is the move to favoring skilled trades, which is a big GOP advantage.
Majorities in both groups say they are more likely to support candidates who “crack down” on Big Pharma to stop skyrocketing drug costs, prohibit investment firms and large corporations from purchasing residential housing and driving up costs, and eliminate taxes on Social Security.
The economic impact of illegal immigration is also a motivating issue, with a majority of voters in both groups saying that Americans shouldn’t be footing the bill for free housing, medical care, and education for illegal immigrants.
Voters also favor candidates who promote skilled trades — plumbers, HVAC techs, carpenters, and electricians — and protect American jobs from being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) or stolen by the Chinese. Voters supported returning trade education to our schools and said that an increase in skilled trades would also help lower housing costs.
So, yes, these things look good for Republicans. But there’s one other thing that has to be done before November.
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All the polling in the world may not matter if we can’t get the SAVE America Act passed and to President Trump’s desk. Even now, it’s pushing credulity that a bill, even if signed into law right-the-heck-now, would be implemented in full before this fall’s elections. But there could be a few things more motivating to Republicans and a lot of independent voters than being able to assure them that their votes aren’t cancelled by votes placed illegally. The SAVE America Act does that.
Yes, it’s the economy, stupid, and that’s just as true now as it was the first time anyone ever pointed it out. Yes, right now, six months out from the election, those indicators are looking pretty good. But gas prices are still too high for comfort, and our elections are still uncertain.
There’s a lot to be done between now and November, and the GOP had better run like they’re down a hundred points, right up to Election Day.
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