💬 Opinion 10h ago · Eric Boehm

How Did Republicans Lose This Badly? Voters Turned Against Trump's Tariffs.

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How Did Republicans Lose This Badly? Voters Turned Against Trump's Tariffs.
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There is an oft-repeated political cliché that says tariffs are bad economics but good politics—the logic being: They might be costly, but they allow politicians to look like they are prioritizing domestic jobs and workers over foreign trade. That line turned out to be only half right. Voters turned decisively against President Donald Trump and Republicans in Tuesday's elections, delivering a historic beatdown that was the most lopsided midterm result since the post-Watergate wipeout of 1974. Th

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