- Voters feel real cost-of-living pain—empty grocery bags and shrinking paychecks—even as politicians tout stock-market and 401(k) gains, and many experts are seen as out-of-touch with working-class America.
- Polling and midterm history point to trouble for Republicans: Democrats are competitive in key races (e.g., James Talarico leading Ken Paxton in Texas) and Florida’s GOP nominee faces heavy attacks, leaving party insiders nervous.
- Republican strategists (and figures like Karl Rove) warn the party risks repeating past mistakes by leaning on macroeconomic stats instead of addressing everyday bread-and-butter issues.
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