Here's CNN admitting that this was a Democrat filibuster.....not the Republican's.
You and
Rawley keep posting videos like I'm going to click on your click bait. Can't you just tell me what lies?
Is Fox News lying?
The ballots are counted, the pundits are spinning, and the
verdict is in: affordability isn’t just an issue — it’s the issue.
And you guys are telling us prices are down. Like we are stupid.
Republicans, meanwhile, are facing the same challenges that look strikingly similar to those that cost Democrats last year.
Tax cuts for the rich vs. affordability for all
Democrats didn’t win because they suddenly became masterful campaigners, or because their candidates were flawless. They won because they focused on what’s keeping Americans up at night— rising prices, shrinking paychecks and the anxiety that the American Dream is slipping further away. They promised to cap drug prices, rein in healthcare costs and make life a little less punishing for the middle class.
And crucially, Democrats
ran unapologetically on taxing the rich — a message that resonated far beyond their base. For years, Republicans have viewed calls to raise taxes on the wealthy as an attack on success, a threat to the American ethos of upward mobility. But for many Americans, and for Democrats this cycle, it was about fairness. If you’re rich, you can afford to pay more. After all, the rich aren’t struggling — everyone else is. That sense of basic justice, not class warfare, is what made the message so powerful and popular.
Republicans, by contrast, leaned on
familiar themes: tax cuts, deregulation and the promise that economic growth would lift all boats. But, this time, voters seemed to want something more immediate and tangible. In poll after poll, affordability dwarfed every other concern. Democrats beat Republicans by eight points on who could best handle the cost of living. When one party is talking about your grocery bill and the other is defending capital gains, the outcome isn’t a mystery.
Not just "The Economy, Stupid" — it’s affordability
In a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, cost-of-living concerns topped the list of voter priorities, and Democrats were favored on the specific question of who can make life more affordable.
This isn’t just about GDP or stock market numbers. It’s about the price of eggs, the cost of a doctor’s visit and whether families feel they can get ahead. Voters weren’t just asking, "Who can grow the economy?" They were asking, "Who can make my paycheck go further?"
The lesson: It’s not just "the economy, stupid." It’s that things cost too much, and most people feel like they’re running in place. The
party that understands — and addresses — that reality is the one that wins.
The GOP’s Familiar Challenge
After the election, President Trump sat down with Fox News’ Bret Baier and admitted, "We learned a lot." But in the same breath, he suggested that things aren’t so bad after all. "The country is doing very well," he said, pointing to falling energy prices and predicting a return to $2 gasoline. The message was: we’ve done this before, and we can do it again.
Yet, for many voters, the reassurance didn’t quite land. The gap between political optimism and everyday reality was hard to ignore. While Republicans highlighted their record and warned about the dangers of socialism, those arguments were sometimes overshadowed by internal divisions — most notably, a rising tide of antisemitism that’s fracturing the party and distracting from the issues that matter most.
If this all feels familiar, it should.
2024 in reverse
