Astead W. Herndon

Economy, doge, immigration. I think it's basically the same challenge is asking themselves, is it just opposition or Which can work, right? They can be a vessel of discontent, and that worked for them the same way it worked for Donald Trump a couple years ago. Or are they going to have a competing vision?

Economy, doge, immigration. I think it's basically the same challenge is asking themselves, is it just opposition or Which can work, right? They can be a vessel of discontent, and that worked for them the same way it worked for Donald Trump a couple years ago. Or are they going to have a competing vision?

And I think when it comes to things like this, that's what we're hearing from voters, is they feel like they don't know what the Democratic vision is to improve their lives, specifically economically, and bring back manufacturing jobs, right? That, to me, is the choice they have on their hands.

And I think when it comes to things like this, that's what we're hearing from voters, is they feel like they don't know what the Democratic vision is to improve their lives, specifically economically, and bring back manufacturing jobs, right? That, to me, is the choice they have on their hands.

Right. Creating a causal relationship between their signature economic policy and prices going up.

Right. Creating a causal relationship between their signature economic policy and prices going up.

And so if the forecast is real and these tariffs stay in place and we do see that inflation or we do have a recession or all of those kind of things that have been swirling, it is very clear to me and that this is also true in the numbers and polling that people don't talk about Biden's economy anymore. They're talking about Trump's economy.

And so if the forecast is real and these tariffs stay in place and we do see that inflation or we do have a recession or all of those kind of things that have been swirling, it is very clear to me and that this is also true in the numbers and polling that people don't talk about Biden's economy anymore. They're talking about Trump's economy.

And so if that materially gets worse, I think this White House will be blamed for that. And that creates the perfect conditions for Democrats to have a good midterms and feel good about 2028. And that has nothing to do with their own vision. That's what I'm saying. Totally plausible. Like, and so, you know, there's some ways you can think about vision.

And so if that materially gets worse, I think this White House will be blamed for that. And that creates the perfect conditions for Democrats to have a good midterms and feel good about 2028. And that has nothing to do with their own vision. That's what I'm saying. Totally plausible. Like, and so, you know, there's some ways you can think about vision.

And I think it's going to become important and things like the primary things going on. You can see different parts of the party and coalition. But I'm like, all of that will be meaningless if we have a Donald Trump induced recession. And I think even our discussions with these people, that's their threshold, too. Right now, it seems like the chaos they're kind of used to.

And I think it's going to become important and things like the primary things going on. You can see different parts of the party and coalition. But I'm like, all of that will be meaningless if we have a Donald Trump induced recession. And I think even our discussions with these people, that's their threshold, too. Right now, it seems like the chaos they're kind of used to.

Donald Trump up against his usual enemies. And I think there is some leeway for the deal, negotiation, things like that. But the guy who says he'll eat a rat for Donald Trump is the exception. If those prices increase, the only person who will be blamed for that is the president. And if you're a Democrat, that's the best thing that could happen for the prospect of the party returning the power.

Donald Trump up against his usual enemies. And I think there is some leeway for the deal, negotiation, things like that. But the guy who says he'll eat a rat for Donald Trump is the exception. If those prices increase, the only person who will be blamed for that is the president. And if you're a Democrat, that's the best thing that could happen for the prospect of the party returning the power.

If we see the inflation, we'll see the backlash.

If we see the inflation, we'll see the backlash.