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The midterms were the Democrats’ to lose. With candidates like Abdul El-Sayed, they just might.
When political candidates can’t run on their record, they often resort to demonizing their opponent. With midterm elections less than three months out, this is the central dilemma facing Republicans. Democrats want to make the November contests a referendum on the Trump presidency, while the GOP wants to make it a choice between the two parties’ competing agendas.
President Trump traveled to Nevada last week to highlight his second-term accomplishments, which include better border security and tax relief for working-class Americans. “With the help of our Republican majorities in Congress last year, I signed the great Big Beautiful Bill,” Mr. Trump said. “So, if you’re a waiter, a waitress, a bartender, a bellhop, a caddy—I love caddies—a valet, a hotel worker, taxi driver in Las Vegas or anywhere else, anywhere, you pay zero taxes on your tipped income.”
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Jason L. Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, and a commentator for Fox News.