r/politics • u/throwaway16830261 • 1d ago

Terminate the Trump tariffs before it's too late

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-rand-paul-terminate-trump-tariffs-before-its-too-late
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u/angrybirdseller 1d ago

There are Republican politicians in Iowa to Minnesota very nervous about Wisconsin result. Wisconsin bellwether of Midwest.

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u/LalaPropofol 1d ago

They’re nervous in Michigan too. Trump barely won here, and we enjoyed four years of Democrats holding the senate, house, and governorship. Objectively, our blue leadership got a fuck ton done.

Republicans have the house by a very slight majority right now. They’re currently trying to challenge the CITIZEN PROPOSAL that passed for redistricting reviewed by the federal Supreme Court.

They’re terrified, and they should be. Voters will feel physically ill hearing “conservative” after these tariffs topple the automotive industry.

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u/angrybirdseller 23h ago

The frost belt gets hammered hard by tariffs as automotive, tools, and machinery to build become more expensive.

The rural towns get hit harder as manufacturing jobs are regionalized, and Canadian customers may more than from Texas. Trump is idiot, but the tariffs are being used to extort business.

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u/OkFigaroo Washington 1d ago

If there is really a +8 point environment for Democrats, you could add Alaska, Florida, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas (by Cook Partisan Index) to that list. Strong candidates could even pull higher.

While it wouldn’t be enough not convict him, a senate and house majority would be enough to impeach and bar Trump from ever holding office again.

What happens next would be anyone’s guess.

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u/GaimeGuy Minnesota 23h ago

They should be nervous about the end of the United States