Posts tagged swing districts
Faster Labor Contracts Act Bad for Workers and Small Businesses
June 4, 2026 // The supporters on the right also argue that pandering to a piece of legislation championed by Big Labor and the whole Democratic Party will save Republican seats in Congress. Kishi further argues that “the Republican Party today draws its strength not from boardrooms and donor retreats, but from working-class Americans.” Working-class Americans voted for President Donald J. Trump and put Republicans in charge of Congress because they reject the anti-family, woke agenda of a far left that has captured the agenda of the Democratic Party. Arguing that Republicans should adopt Democrat-lite policies to win over votes ignores the fact that voters can just vote for Democrats if they want big government and anti-business policies.
WSJ Op-ed: Republicans for Federal Worker Collective Bargaining
December 15, 2025 // The 20 GOP union abettors are Don Bacon (Neb.), Mike Bost (Ill.); Brian Fitzpatrick, Robert Bresnahan and Ryan Mackenzie (Pa.); Gabe Evans (Colo.); Andrew Garbarino, Nick LaLota, Michael Lawler, Nicole Malliotakis (N.Y.); David Joyce and Michael Turner (Ohio); Thomas Kean Jr., Christopher Smith and Jefferson Van Drew (N.J.); Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zachary Nunn (Iowa); Pete Stauber (Minn.); David Valadao (Calif.) and Derrick Van Orden (Wis.). Many of these Republicans represent swing districts, but making government less efficient and responsive to the American people is unlikely to help them win re-election.