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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.
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they → be → trade
That line turned out to be only half right.
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line → turn → ?
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.
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that → turn → 1974
The results are so overwhelming that it's probably not accurate to blame any singular issue for the GOP's meltdown.
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it → blame → meltdown
Vice President J.D. Vance and others in the Republican Party are reportedly trying to pin the blame for this result entirely on the war.
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Vance → try → war
"The reason we lost is the war," Vance told The New York Times on Wednesday—conveniently pinning all the blame on the one major Trump administration decision that he's questioned.
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he → lose → that
They have become the signature economic policy for the entire populist movement that has sprung up around Trump.
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that → become → Trump
The president promised a "golden age," and allies like Oren Cass and Peter Navarro promised a realignment that would bring working-class voters into the GOP for good.
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that → promise → good
So how do Americans view this tentpole policy of the populist right?
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Americans → view → right
According to an NBC News exit poll of midterm voters, just 21 percent said the tariffs had helped the national economy.
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tariffs → accord → economy
Even fewer voters, just 14 percent, said the tariffs had helped their local economies.
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tariffs → say → economies
Meanwhile, more than 60 percent said the tariffs had caused harm.
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tariffs → say → harm
The short version: It turns out that tariffs are bad economics and bad politics.
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tariffs → turn → ?
For years, we've documented how Trump's tariffs have raised prices, harmed businesses, disrupted supply chains, and more.
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tariffs → document → chains
One study found that the tariffs were as painful to American manufacturing as an additional 8.7 percent corporate tax would have been.
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tax → find → manufacturing
It's also worth remembering that the tariffs have failed to achieve their primary policy aim as well: America's trade deficit last month hit the highest level since March 2025.
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deficit → remember → March
Tariffs made everything more expensive and didn't provide much in return.
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everything → make → return
Trump has talked for years about how the tariffs would generate tons of money for the government—as if that's a good thing.
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that → talk → government
Those claims were wildly exaggerated, even before the Supreme Court forced the Trump administration to refund a significant amount of the tariffs because they had been unlawfully imposed.
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they → force → tariffs
Politically, the tariffs have been a drag on Trump's approval rating since the moment he stood on the White House lawn to declare "Liberation Day."
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he → stand → Day
The trends that led to a Democratic landslide on Tuesday night began in April 2025, when Trump very publicly promised to raise taxes on Americans.
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Trump → lead → Americans
Who could have known that was a mistake?
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that → know → ?
There's another political cliché that says you never want to be on the wrong side of a 60–30 issue—meaning that candidates shouldn't prioritize niche interests over what the majority favors.
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majority → be → what
Trump just found himself on the wrong side of a 60–20 issue.
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Trump → find → issue
If you're wondering how the Democrats could have pulled off such a stunning landslide last night, that's a good place to start.
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that → wonder → landslide
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