Republicans fret about inflation's impact on 2026 midterms

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Source: Axios

2 hours ago


Republican operatives and lawmakers are increasingly anxious about how inflation could affect the GOP in the 2026 midterms, and want President Trump to take more aggressive steps to address rising prices.

Why it matters: GOP insiders and lawmakers believe the cost of drugs and consumer items — and how the White House deals with Trump's tariffs potentially turbocharging prices and creating shortages — will be key to whether the GOP keeps control of Congress next year.

Zoom in: Republicans on Capitol Hill and beyond praise Trump's recent focus on crime, but many are alarmed by internal polls and focus groups showing persistent — and increasing — concerns about prices.

"We don't want Democrats making campaign ads about $8 Lucky Charms and grandma unable to get prescription drugs because of shortages from the tariffs," one GOP operative involved in drawing up the party's midterm plans told Axios.

"Voters care a ton, and Republicans need to talk more about fighting this."

A conservative group aligned with congressional GOP leadership has been distributing polling data to Hill Republicans that shows 25% of voters view inflation as the most important issue facing the country.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/09/02/republicans-fret-about-inflations-impact-on-2026-midterms

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So based on their poll, only 25% consider "inflation" as "the most important issue" (meaning 75% DIDN'T think it "that important" ). Yet we were fed the media narrative of "economics" and it obviously was NOT what the reality was, which we saw in an election where voters thought that getting rid of "illegal aliens" and "wiping out LGBTQ+ people" and "erasing any semblance of contributions from non-white citizens to this country's march to greatness", was MORE IMPORTANT.