Unclear What Dems Stand for Besides Stopping Trump

Republicans are facing several headwinds leading into the 2026 election cycle.

They are members of the incumbent party in a midterm cycle tasked with defending their positions in the House and Senate, and President Trump’s approval rating is still underwater, though he did receive a bump after his State of the Union speech and in the early stages of the Iran conflict.

However, with the Iran conflict causing light sweet crude oil to spike to around $98 a barrel as of this writing, if the conflict does not resolve quickly the progress he made on tackling inflation could be undone.