Overview
- Rove writes that the administration’s current messaging and conduct could set Republicans up for a severe midterm defeat next year.
- He argues Trump is repeating Biden-era mistakes by insisting the economy is strong while voters feel squeezed, calling that stance “politically insane.”
- The column cites RealClearPolitics figures showing 40.7% approval on the economy and 35% on inflation as signs of vulnerability.
- Rove condemns Trump’s Truth Social response to the murders of Rob Reiner and his wife, saying it drew “universal horror and revulsion” and diminished the president.
- He urges an end to presidential “grotesqueries,” tighter control of spontaneous posts, and a reset in the 10½ months before voters decide the shape of Trump’s final two years.