Posted on Thursday, November 6, 2025
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by Shane Harris
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This week’s election results made clear that the rising cost of living and economic anxieties remain the top concern for most voters. President Donald Trump won on those issues last year, and his speech in Miami on Wednesday provided the blueprint for how Republicans can get back on the right track, deliver a winning economic message, and chart a course for victory in 2026.
The remarks at the American Business Forum were exactly the shot in the arm that the GOP needed to recalibrate its message and refocus on Trump’s record of economic success. If Republicans indeed do regroup and defy the “midterm curse” next year, history may well look to the President’s speech this week as a pivotal moment.
As Trump reminded his audience and the country, the United States is just coming out of one of the worst economic quagmires in its history under former President Joe Biden.
“In the prior 4 years, Joe Biden oversaw less than $1 trillion of new investment in the United States,” Trump said. Cumulative inflation soared above 20 percent, costing the typical family more than $33,000. Gas prices reached record highs, and the economy was artificially propped up by massive, unprecedented, unsustainable amounts of government spending and hiring. Biden and congressional Democrats exploded the deficit and saddled taxpayers with the bill, leaving Trump with a historically disastrous mess to clean up.
But one year after his election to a second term, the results have been nothing short of astonishing. “In nine months, I have secured commitments for $18 trillion from all over the world,” Trump said. “The stock market has set 45 all-time record highs. GDP growth in the second quarter was an amazing 3.8 percent – triple and even quadruple the rate of almost every other developed country. In the third quarter, we are on track to achieve an estimated four percent growth, the strongest in many years.”
But even more important than positive macroeconomic trends have been the results for individual American workers. “Wages for workers are rising at the fastest pace in 60 years,” Trump reported. “Since I took office, wages for the typical factory worker are up by $1,300, construction workers are up $2,200, and miners are up nearly $5,000 this year alone.”
At the same time as wages are increasing, energy prices are plummeting thanks to the Trump administration’s investment in American energy. The average cost for a gallon of gasoline has now reached a 20-year low and is projected to soon drop below $2.
This progress has been fueled by the One Big Beautiful Bill, which Trump was singularly important in ushering through Congress. While the benefits of this bill (including no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no taxes on Social Security income for most recipients) won’t be fully felt until next year, Republicans should make this the centerpiece of their message to voters.
Just as critically, Trump articulated the strategy for drawing a clear contrast with Democrats. “As I have warned for many years, our opponents are hellbent on turning America into Communist Cuba or Socialist Venezuela,” Trump said. “For generations, Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South America – but now, Democrats are so extreme that Miami will soon be the refuge for those fleeing communism in New York City.”
“After last night’s results, the decision facing all Americans could not be more clear – we have a choice between communism and common sense,” Trump continued. “Our opponents are offering an economic nightmare – we are delivering an economic miracle. They want higher spending for government and illegal aliens – we want bigger paychecks for American workers and American families.”
The economy is not the only issue that matters. Americans also want safe streets, secure borders, and schools that educate rather than indoctrinate their kids. But ultimately, all of those concerns tie into the economy. When criminals are behind bars, Americans feel safe to walk the streets, stimulating local economies. When the border is secure and illegal aliens are deported, wages for native-born workers go up, revitalizing the American dream. When schools focus on teaching the skills necessary to compete in the economy of tomorrow rather than peddling woke propaganda, the next generation of students is empowered to maintain America’s global economic edge.
“For years, our country was run by radicals, scoundrels, and far-left bureaucrats who created one catastrophe after another – wrecking our economy, erasing our borders, and surrendering America’s power and standing in the world,” Trump concluded. “But after just one year since that glorious election, I am thrilled to say that America is roaring back. Jobs are returning, businesses are booming, and America is respected again, perhaps like never before.”
That’s the message the GOP must embrace if it hopes to win in 2026. This week’s election results were not a sign of impending disaster, but they were instructive in how Republicans must adjust. Once again, President Trump is leading the way.
Shane Harris is the Editor in Chief of AMAC Newsline. You can follow him on X @shaneharris513.
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