# JD Vance’s disastrous economic agenda spells GOP doom

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jd-vances-disastrous-economic-agenda-spells-gop-doom/
- Published: 2026-11-08T19:00:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T19:23:58+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/08/opinion/jd-vances-disastrous-economic-agenda-spells-gop-doom/
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- The author blames tariffs for falling economic confidence and Republican losses.
- About 65% of Americans said tariffs hurt the economy.
- Vance’s protectionist agenda could tie the GOP to an unpopular policy.

## Summary

The opinion article argues that JD Vance’s protectionist economic agenda has damaged Republicans by tying the party to tariffs that many voters blame for economic hardship. It contrasts Donald Trump’s first-term focus on tax cuts and deregulation with his second term’s broad tariffs, which the author says helped drive down confidence in the economy and Trump’s approval.

The article cites Gallup economic confidence at plus-33 in October 2018 and minus-44 in October 2026, while confidence fell from minus-19 on Inauguration Day 2025 to minus-33 by December. It says Trump’s approval dropped sharply after he announced tariffs, and that about 65% of Americans in exit polls believed tariffs hurt the economy; in trade-reliant Texas, the AP found tariffs were 44 points underwater. The author argues that protectionism is central to the National Conservative project and could keep hurting the GOP.

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