This week, all-too-eager-to-please Republicans and their wealthy donors gathered in Dallas to throw a multi-million-dollar “Trump-a-Palooza,” worshiping Donald Trump’s failed agenda that’s skyrocketing costs, tanking our economy, taking healthcare away from families, and forcing millions of Americans to cut back and go into debt.
Trump promised he would lower costs on Day One, yet Americans are paying more for just about everything. This week, Trump’s war with Iran drove diesel prices to an all-time high while gas prices continue to soar — with Trump admitting costs won’t come down until after the midterms, continuing to defend the war, doubling down on his reckless tariffs, and making promises that he can’t keep.
The contrast couldn’t be clearer: While Republicans throw themselves a party to stroke the ego of an unpopular president, working families are struggling to make ends meet amid the affordability crisis Republicans created.
- In Florida: WFLA: Tampa drivers call gas prices ‘outrageous’ as President Trump addresses rising costs
- In Iowa: KCCI: Record high diesel prices squeeze Iowa farmers’ budgets ahead of harvest season
- In Iowa: Des Moines Register: Record beef prices force Iowa shoppers, grocers alike to get creative
- In North Carolina: WLOS: Rising diesel costs put pressure on western North Carolina businesses
- In Ohio: Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio farmers need help after tariffs, foreign competition bring big struggles
- In Virginia: WAVY: Shoppers cut back as food costs continue to rise
- Nationwide: Axios: Inflation stays hot in August as Iran war drives energy costs higher
- Nationwide: Fox Business: Iran war costs US households $860 more in higher energy prices, economist says
- Nationwide: HuffPost: Added Fuel Costs Of Trump’s War In Iran Hit Estimated $100 Billion For U.S. Families
- Nationwide: The Grio: Black students are sacrificing basic needs to afford college at a time when costs are climbing
- Nationwide: Associated Press: Diesel prices are hitting record highs at a bad time for many US farmers
- Nationwide: CNN: Americans are still struggling with high gas prices. The pain will likely continue this fall
With just over 50 days left until the election, Republicans are taking a clear look at their reality: A fracturing voter base and approval ratings in the gutter, and now they are scrambling to distance themselves from Trump’s failing agenda as much as possible. Some vulnerable Republicans even hid from the convention altogether, choosing to cut their losses rather than be seen on Trump’s sinking ship. However, voters see right through their antics, and they’re not falling for it. Make no mistake: Americans are fed up, and no amount of spin will bury the fact that families are far worse off than they were when Trump retook office.
- In Maine: New York Times: While Trump Goes Big in Dallas, Collins Goes Small in Maine to Save Her Seat
- In Michigan: WKAR: Republican midterm convention in Texas ‘never a consideration’ for Barrett
- In Nebraska: Nebraska Examiner: Most Nebraska GOP officeholders, candidates skip midterm convention
- Nationwide: HuffPost: Some Vulnerable Republicans Are Ducking Out Of Trump’s Midterm Convention
- Nationwide: Politico: Republicans aren’t exactly flocking to Trump’s midterm convention
While Trump and Republicans put on their dog-and-pony show, Democrats were on the ground rallying voters and making sure they knew exactly how to use their voice to put a stop to Republicans’ chaos and corruption at the ballot box this November. In Dallas and beyond, Democrats remained laser-focused on the work that wins elections — from registering new voters and making phone calls, to knocking on doors and organizing community events. Democrats are entering the homestretch of the campaign cycle with the wind at their backs, offering a positive vision that working families can get behind.
- In Texas: Houston Chronicle: In 2024, Republicans promised to ‘make America affordable again.’ Well… it’s 2026. | Opinion
- In Texas: Politico Playbook: How Dems are countering Trump’s convention
- In Texas: Spectrum News: Democrats’ counterprogramming to GOP midterm convention in Dallas
- In Texas: WFAA: ‘Alternative vision’: Dallas Democrats use Republican convention as backdrop to rally voters
- In Texas: FOX 4: Democrats plan grocery drive, march, and rally to counter GOP convention in Dallas
- In Texas: Spectrum News: Pritzker joins Texas Democrats in rebuttal of Dallas Republican convention
- In Texas: Dallas Morning News: ‘Stand against tyranny.’ Democrats counter Trump’s Dallas convention with warnings on economy, war, corruption
- In Texas: The Bulwark: Dems to Trump: Please, Sir, the Stage Is Yours
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