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They did the meme again
A top Biden administration economic official is pitching Democrats on a low-down-payment proposal to bring millions of new homebuyers into the market, as incoming congressional leaders take stock of affordability measures that might help them notch early legislative wins bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Mike McDaniel might be available!!
It gets harder and harder to have faith *anyone* can fix it. AG had the nasty confidence. He was there when the Parcells Jets and Lions turned things around. Now he's like Douglas, Macaggnan, Gase, Saleh, Bowles - one more guy we're eager to see go.
Grant Udinski? Sure. Why not.
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Could Alien Life Thrive in Acid Instead of Water? nytimes.com/2026/11/10/sci…
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The Senate INSULIN Act focuses more on consumer protection and access than direct affordability. Its research, competition, and state access provisions could shape long-term policy. #HealthCare
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin retweeted
"At AAF we talk about the importance of technological advances. And we talk about the need for a light, nimble regulatory state. But there is rarely such a clean example of the former forcing a shift in favor of the latter." @djheakin
Advances in satellite technology have outpaced the FCC’s licensing process, which was designed for a small number of large satellites. The FCC has responded with a modular, streamlined approach that supports innovation with faster approvals. #Eakinomics
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin retweeted
The latest report on inflation is out! @djheakin reacts to the October CPI report.
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It’s Jobs Day! @fredcashton reacts to the October employment report.
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Remember When Republicans Hated Tariffs? They Should Again. nytimes.com/2026/11/06/opi… via @nytopinion
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin retweeted
Streamlining Satellite Licensing: A Space Modernization Odyssey - @nkrosse #FCC
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin retweeted
Vice President Vance is mistaken. The reason we Republicans lost yesterday is not just the war in Iran. Yes, the resulting higher fuel prices contributed to the inflation that infuriated Americans who were promised lower prices by this administration. But the war is not the only cause. Arbitrary and capricious tariffs directly raised costs for all American consumers. Lower income Americans can least afford them. Many voted for Democrats yesterday.
Tariffs should be a central part, but only part, of the “honest conversation” VP Vance wants Republicans to have about the future of our party. For instance, we all seem to oppose government-owned grocery stores. But are we ok with government ownership of semiconductors companies and rare earth miners? We oppose rent controls. But do we support price controls on medicines and credit cards?
The bigger question is does the Republican party now agree with the left that we need a large, powerful central government to run the economy, allocate capital and control prices? Or, do we believe that free men and women should be able to engage in commerce as they see fit and that a free enterprise system will create a higher standard of living and the greatest opportunities for the most people as it always has?
Let’s have an “honest conversation.”
Tariffs should be a central part, but only part, of the “honest conversation” VP Vance wants Republicans to have about the future of our party. For instance, we all seem to oppose government-owned grocery stores. But are we ok with government ownership of semiconductors companies and rare earth miners? We oppose rent controls. But do we support price controls on medicines and credit cards?
The bigger question is does the Republican party now agree with the left that we need a large, powerful central government to run the economy, allocate capital and control prices? Or, do we believe that free men and women should be able to engage in commerce as they see fit and that a free enterprise system will create a higher standard of living and the greatest opportunities for the most people as it always has?
Let’s have an “honest conversation.”
One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"—whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up.
So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us."
Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026.
There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn’t sharp enough down the stretch. I’m sure that’s true.
But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone.
Another pollster—one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we’d lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were:
1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First
4) Change our relationship to Israel
Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She’s also a great person.)
In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you.
The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night.
If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest.
But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there.
I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, “I told you so”: you’re right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let’s take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin retweeted
.@djheakin explains why a lot of people may talk about Medicare for All, but the track record is illustrative.
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin retweeted
My home state of Vermont already ran the single-payer experiment so the rest of you don't have to. @djheakin explains: americanactionforum.org/daily-dish/the…
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin retweeted
PODCAST: AAF President @djheakin and Director of Financial Services Policy Thomas Kingsley join us to discuss Election Day takeaways, the lame duck agenda, and prediction markets. americanactionforum.org/multimedia/aaf…
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