This was a particularly fraught decision for Trump because his idea of "policy accomplishments" involved a vast expansion of presidential power, an inevitably controversial mass-deportation program, a return to protectionist economic strategies, and relentless threats of Mafia-style retribution against his enemies and critics. Given his incredibly high regard for his own uniqueness and his history of disdain for the Republican Party, it would have been the most natural thing in the world for Trump to write off the midterms
As Democrats gear up for next year's midterm elections, they have one big gun they're ready to wield: Opposition to Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill is a massive giveaway to the wealthy, paid for by big cuts to services used by the American working and middle classes, that seems set to plunge the country into economic peril. The OBBBA is indefensible, and it's a gift to Democrats-assuming they're able to point their weapon in the right direction.