It isn’t that often that the developments of a single week scare the wits out of elected officials, operatives, and activists on both the Democratic and Republican sides, but this last week brought some things for each party to hate.
For Republicans, data comes out several times a week showing the public is growing increasingly anxious about the economy in general and President Trump’s handling of it specifically. Keep in mind that the cost of living, comprising inflation as well as the higher interest rates put into place to try to bring it under control, cost Democrats the presidency in November more than anything else. Trump’s tariffs-first approach threatens to rekindle the embers of inflation.
For Democrats, a circular firing squad gathered around Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer over his vote on Friday in favor of a continuing resolution. The recriminations exposed for all to see the divisions in a party that still hasn’t figured out why it lost last year’s presidential race. For a party that is increasingly seen as pathetic, the only thing worse is to be badly
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