Donald Trump promised a quick, decisive victory over Iran. Instead, he delivered a six-month quagmire that is now threatening to drag his party down with it. This was supposed to be a weeks-long show of force; it has become a political millstone around the necks of vulnerable Republicans.
The problem isn't just that the war is unpopular. A staggering 69% of Americans now say it hasn't been worth fighting, a sentiment that crosses party lines. The war has become a daily, painful reality for voters, with gas prices up nearly a dollar a gallon since the conflict began. Voters like Mike Gibbons in Pennsylvania, who sat out the last election, are now furious. As he put it, "The price of gas affects the price of everything and the price of everything's up and my pay hasn't gone up. I'm doing blue no matter who this time".
Trump's approval rating has sunk to an all-time low of just 33%, with even his own base showing signs of fatigue. 83% of Americans now expect this war to drag on, a contrast to the swift victory that was promised. For the first time in years, polling shows Democrats have a significant edge on the economy, leading Republicans by a 5-point margin in congressional preferences. With razor-thin majorities in Congress, Republicans are facing the very real possibility that this unpopular war could cost them control of the House and perhaps even the Senate. Trump's war is now on the verge of becoming Trump's downfall.
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