# STEVE MOORE: After midterm rout, here’s how Trump can start fixing affordability

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/steve-moore-after-midterm-rout-heres-how-trump-can-start-fixing-affordability/
- Published: 2026-11-06T11:00:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T13:06:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/steve-moore-after-midterm-rout-heres-how-trump-can-start-fixing-affordability
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- The author says affordability and fuel costs drove Republican losses.
- He proposes suspending fuel taxes and renewable fuel rules.
- He urges Trump to work with Congress on lower pump prices.

## Summary

The article argues that Republicans’ losses in the 3 November midterm elections were driven largely by voters’ concerns about fuel costs and affordability. It urges Donald Trump to acknowledge those concerns publicly and make the cost of living a central test of policy over the next two years.

The author proposes suspending the federal petrol tax of 18.4 cents a gallon and renewable fuel rules said to add up to 45 cents to fuel costs, aiming to reduce pump prices by at least 50 cents a gallon. He also calls for an emergency order or legislation, permitting reform for pipelines and refineries, and cooperation with Democrats. The article cites exit polls in which a majority of voters said their family finances were worsening, and criticises Democratic energy policies as contributing to higher prices.

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