Democrats are putting Republicans on defense over their failed record, forcing Trump and Vance to scramble to red states to shore up support from voters who are feeling the squeeze from the administration’s cost-spiking policies
Against the backdrop of disastrous approval ratings and a fracturing base, Donald Trump and JD Vance are embarking on a last-minute blitz of ruby red states in a desperate attempt to sell a failed agenda no one is buying. After jacking up costs, ripping away lifesaving healthcare and food assistance, and starting a lengthy and costly war no one asked for, even Trump’s most loyal followers are starting to turn their backs.
Trump and Vance are begging voters to “give [them] another chance,” when all they’ve done is force working families to drain their savings or take on more debt to afford their medical bills, groceries, and gas.
Americans are sick and tired of having to pay for Trump and Republicans’ harmful agenda, with their own supporters having buyer’s remorse. While Republicans try to paper over the pain they’ve inflicted on working Americans, voters are gearing up to hold them accountable at the ballot box next month.
- In Alabama: KENS 5: Trump heads to Alabama as voters voice growing frustration over economy
- In Alaska: MS NOW: Trump vowed to lower gas prices. His backers in Alaska are not buying it.
- In Florida and Texas: Newsweek: Trump and GOP See Reversal With Latinos in 2 Strongholds Ahead of Midterms
- In Nebraska: Newsweek: Trump to Campaign in Nebraska as GOP Faces Close Senate Race in Red State
- In Oklahoma: Oklahoma Voice: Midterm Oklahoma rally signals trouble for Republicans, Trump, experts say
- In Texas: New York Times: Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump
- Nationwide: MS NOW: ‘Hoodwinked’: In red states, some of Trump’s former supporters turn on the president
- Nationwide: New Republic: “He Can’t Be Trusted”: Trump’s Most Loyal Front-Row Fans Turn on Him
- Nationwide: New York Times: Trump Is Playing Defense in Trump Country
- Nationwide: New York Times: Trump Puts on a Midterms Show for an Audience That’s Already Sold
- Nationwide: Daily Beast: Trump Forced to Rush to Deep-Red States as MAGA Nosedives
- Nationwide: The Hill: GOP senators warn Trump is hurting Republicans with independents
Across the country, Trump and Republicans’ harmful agenda has made life anything but affordable for working families. From their reckless tariffs to their deeply unpopular war with Iran, families are having to dip into their savings just to afford the skyrocketing costs on just about everything from gas to groceries.
American families have spent an additional $4,200 on everyday essentials under Trump, including $699 on gas, $310 for groceries, and $833 on housing costs. Americans are finding no relief at the gas pump as gas and diesel prices remain at soaring levels. Meanwhile, rising fertilizer and diesel prices are crushing American farmers as they navigate keeping the business running or going bankrupt.
From Day One, Trump and Republicans have peddled their failed agenda that caters only to themselves and their ultra-wealthy donors. Americans are over it. This November, Republicans will be in for a rude awakening when the American people deliver a resounding defeat of their unaffordable agenda at the ballot box.
- In Alabama: AL.com: Alabama’s affordability crisis: Families struggle with food, gas, childcare costs as election nears
- In Alabama: Spectrum News: Rising diesel prices put pressure on Alabama school districts, superintendent says
- In California: KTLA: Los Angeles gas prices just pennies from all‑time record amid 40‑day surge
- In California: NBC Bay Area: Bay Area residents struggle as prices continue to rise
- In California: NBC San Diego: Rising costs from Iran War could force century-old Oceanside farm to close
- In Colorado: Colorado Public Radio: The soaring cost of diesel means a bumpy road for school buses in Colorado
- In Florida: NBC 6: Working South Florida families turn to food pantries as rising costs squeeze household budgets
- In Georgia: Fox 5: 7 in 10 Georgians struggling to pay for basic needs, study says
- In Hawaii: Hawaii News Now: Rising fuel costs prompt spike in Hawaii grocery prices
- In Kansas and Missouri: KCUR: Record-high gas prices are raising the cost of feeding Kansas City, from farms to food banks
- In Maine: The Maine Monitor: Mainers feel the pinch of food prices as grocery corporations grow sales
- In Minnesota: Minnesota Star Tribune: Opinion | Soaring diesel prices from Trump’s war with Iran are hitting Minnesota farmers hard
- In South Carolina: WIS: Squeezed at the pump: Rising gas prices strain Midlands as local rideshare driver navigates surging costs
- In Texas: Amarillo Globe-News: Parents in Texas skip meals to feed kids as costs rise
- In Virginia: WSLS: ‘The entire bill has gone up’: Virginia families feel the squeeze at the grocery store
- In Washington: KOMO: No end in sight for soaring gas prices in Washington, pain goes beyond the pump
- In Wisconsin: Wisconsin Public Radio: ‘This may just be the end’: Wisconsin farmers struggle to afford diesel during harvest season
- Nationwide: CNN: ‘Is it really worth it to keep going on?’ Economic pain hits America’s farm belt
- Nationwide: New York Times: Truckers Are ‘Just Trying to Hang On’ When a Fill-Up Tops $1,000
- Nationwide: Spectrum News: As U.S.-Iran war hits 7-month mark, rising gas and airfare costs squeeze Americans’ wallets
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