Idaho Pulse Podcasts

Midterm Elections

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November 11, 2026

Midterm Losses, Affordability, and the GOP Message Gap

This episode is a Washington-level autopsy of the midterm losses: a House flipped by more than 40 seats, a Senate at 54, and a Republican Party that never found a message. It works through why the reconciliation bill had too many parts to sell, what the corporate-versus-small-business tax split actually did, the $75 billion for ICE that bypassed appropriations, tariffs and affordability, the manufacturing...

Featured image for “Midterm Losses, Affordability, and the GOP Message Gap”
November 11, 2026

Midterm Losses, Affordability, and the GOP Message Gap

This episode is a Washington-level autopsy of the midterm losses: a House flipped by more than 40 seats, a Senate at 54, and a Republican Party that never found a message. It works through why the reconciliation bill had too many parts to sell, what the corporate-versus-small-business tax split actually did, the $75 billion for ICE that bypassed appropriations, tariffs and affordability, the manufacturing...