Why Democrats should use their new power to embrace Trump’s tariffs

Nov 6, 2026 4:30 PM · MarketWatch

Republican election losses in the Carolinas, Georgia and Texas have given Democrats an opportunity larger than control of Congress. They now have a chance to reclaim the economic argument Donald Trump once used to break into their working-class coalition: that America should make more of what it consumes, and the government should defend its manufacturing workers.

To fully seize this opportunity, Democrats must accurately diagnose the current affordability crisis. And blaming tariffs on manufactured goods for the soaring price of gasoline is the wrong solution.

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