By Douglas V. Gibbs
We are less than a year away from the 2026 Mid-Term Elections and President Donald Trump’s opposition are pulling out all of the stops. While the progressive left claims Donald Trump is a dangerous dictator, and many of their voting minions believe them, many of the issues that cross the kitchen counter in conversation are beginning to swing in favor of Republican leadership.
While Trump’s use of tariffs were predicted by the Democrats to be an economic disaster in the making, the U.S. economy has grown by more than 4%, much larger than any other country around the world. The tariffs ultimately have narrowed the trade deficit, are stimulating domestic manufacturing, and have brought a massive amount of foreign investments into the United States.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act in 2026 is in position to boost business investment, boost wages, slash the cost of doing business and leave much more money in the pockets of the average American.
By rolling back regulations and increasing domestic energy production the free market will be increasing production and supply even more so in 2026, which in turn will expand output and productivity which increase economic value in the system – a key factor when combating the inflation caused by the Biden administration’s flooding of the monetary system with fiat funds. Real incomes will bounce back, and sweeping tax reductions will leave more in the bank accounts of the American people.
When domestic manufacturing increases the unemployment rate drops, consumerism increases, and prices drop. Meanwhile, thanks to the tariffs, revenue from customs and excise taxes has been climbing massively. Once it all starts rolling more greatly in 2026, success will begin to beget success, and U.S. production will continue to steadily rise. Oil prices have been falling, and that reduction in fuel costs alone has a massive impact on the overall American market.
All of this is important because, through Donald Trump’s name won’t appear on the midterm ballot, but the issues that Americans can see and feel will be. The success of his presidency, regardless of claims to the contrary by his opponents, is something that will influence Americans as they go to the ballot box. And, voters will likely respond in a manner that will favor the Republican Party next November if they feel confident that the President’s policies are working in their favor and that he needs more allies in Congress to continue the trend.
The Democrats fear that Republicans will increase their majority in Congress, and they are doing everything they can to stop MAGA’s momentum. Despite history’s tendency to favor the party not in power in mid-term elections, the historical trend is not set in stone. While the Democrats are hoping for a repeat of the 2018 House meltdown that gave the Democrats a congressional triumph during Trump’s first term second-half, with a lot of help from his successes, a large GOP turnout and a staunch foundation of election integrity to ward off any ideas by the party-of-the-donkey to rig and steal it, I believe this year’s mid-term will swing in favor of Trump.
Democrats, understand, will do everything in their power to regain some semblance of power, be it more government shutdowns, or a threat of yet another Trump impeachment. And, if Democrats don’t take the House or the Senate in this upcoming election, and the prospects of economic improvement and national security largely through President Trump’s immigration policy and updated Monroe Doctrine continues to show great success, 2028 may be a bleak year on the horizon for the Democrats, as well.
I am not necessarily predicting a “red-wave.” The congressional gerrymandering war may temper some of the advances that Republicans hope to achieve. Then again, the reactionary position of the Democratic Party may also work against them. In California, for example, in order to combat redistricting efforts in Texas, and other red states, the deeper gerrymandering of an already deep blue case of political gymnastics has possibly created more Democrat Party heavy districts, but the blue votes have been diluted across the State to achieve the desired outcome. If President Trump’s economy continues to roar in the right direction, the Democrats may actually lose some of those districts in the Golden State because many voters are willing to step over to the other side when their wallet is in the conversation. And, perhaps, the California Governor’s Mansion may even be in play as well if Trump’s approval rating keeps rising and the disapproval of the rudderless Democrats keeps dropping to historic lows.
While the Democratic Party is notorious for getting out the vote in mid-term elections, Trump’s allies are ready to turn out in record numbers as well. They know that the decision to bring Trump back to the White House in the last election must be defended. Republican voters heavily favor Trump’s policies. Independents are leaning toward the President. And Democratic voters, other than the craziest WOKE, commie, hard-left ones, are leaving the party in droves.
But, it all hangs in the balance over if the economic signs of improvement in 2026 come to pass. And improvement alone is not good enough if the public can’t see it. The improvement must be visible to the average voter despite the media’s and Democrat Party’s claims to the contrary.
America’s enemies hope for other disrupters, too – natural disasters, sudden national security disruptions or the rise of some kind of scandal that they can sink their teeth into. But, barring any unforeseen crises, and with the expectation that the economy will continue to visibly improve, all signs point to both Houses of Congress increasing the Republican majority by the time the mid-term elections are over.
— Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
