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10-28-2026, 04:35 PM
A List of Things Democrats Might Do If They Retake Power
https://i0.wp.com/www.nationalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/capitol-building-storm.jpg?fit=789%2C460&ssl=1The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.(Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
By John R. Puri (https://www.nationalreview.com/author/john-r-puri/)
There are plenty of reasons to fear a Democratic trifecta in Washington, which next week’s midterms may very well set up for 2028. Below is a list of actions and policies that give conservatives cause for alarm:
Blowing out the national debt (https://www.crfb.org/blogs/obbba-dynamic-score-comes-47-trillion) on a party-line vote that bypasses the Senate filibuster.
Threatening to eliminate the filibuster entirely (https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5990856-trump-urges-gop-terminate-filibuster/) to shove through partisan legislation.
Threatening to remove judges who rule against the party in power (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-federal-judge-who-ruled-against-deportation-orders-should-be-impeached).
Openly circumventing Supreme Court decisions through extralegal executive actions (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/president-trump-increases-global-tariffs-to-15-after-supreme-court-decision).
Appointing partisan hacks (https://www.nationalreview.com/news/senate-confirms-former-trump-lawyer-emil-bove-as-federal-judge/) to lifetime judicial positions.
Governing almost exclusively through executive orders (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/16/trump-has-already-issued-more-executive-orders-in-his-second-term-than-in-his-first/) to bypass the legislative process.
Targeting political enemies with selective and pretextual prosecutions (https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/10/the-trump-dojs-latest-absurd-charge-against-comey/).
Further turning the machinery of the administrative state against political enemies (https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/04/trumps-war-on-law-firms-goes-too-far/) over their constitutionally protected associations.
Handing out taxpayer money (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/politics/trump-donor-contract-reflecting-pool.html) to political allies (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-anti-weaponization-fund).
Attempting to dominate civic institutions (https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/04/us/harvard-trump-administration-demand-letter) by having the government lean on them.
Arbitrarily restricting what consumers can buy (https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-slaps-additional-50-tariff-canadian-goods/story?id=134929955).
Carving up the tax code to funnel money to special interests (https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/13/new-jersey-tax-deductions-01027204).
Cozying up to Putin (https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/10/trumps-policy-is-coherent-for-a-president-who-likes-putin-and-loathes-zelensky/) and compromising our military effort against Russia (https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-terms-of-use-script-in-the-trump-administrations-blame-musk-ukraine-defense/).
Cozying up to China (https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/whatever-happened-to-confronting-china/) to bolster our commercial ties.
Diminishing our military preparedness (https://www.csis.org/analysis/last-rounds-status-key-munitions-iran-war-ceasefire) to fight a major conflict.
Demanding that Israel cut short its just wars of self-defense (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trump-demands-israel-end-gaza-attack-as-hamas-responds-to-his-peace-proposal).
Seizing control of private enterprises (https://www.cato.org/blog/trump-equity-portfolio-hits-40-democrats-have-plans-it) and turning them into effective arms of the state.
Promising to hand out trillions of dollars in “free” benefits (https://www.axios.com/2026/10/27/trump-million-reward-5000-checks-cash).
Pressuring the Federal Reserve (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/trump-jerome-powell-federal-reserve-pressure-interest-rates/) to flood the economy with easy money.
Blocking energy projects (https://www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-administration-asks-courts-to-revoke-permits-for-offshore-wind-farms/833735/) on a whim.
Allowing criminal migrants (https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/27/trump-flavio-bolsonaro-visa-brazil-election-01137440) into our country.
Punishing people without due process (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/timeline-trump-deportation-flights-el-salvador.html).
Favoring certain groups of people based on their race (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-white-south-africans-refugees-afrikaners/).
Reigniting a politics of identity and victimhood (https://reason.com/2026/09/01/j-d-vance-and-the-politics-of-victimhood/).
Attempting to stay in power permanently by assaulting America’s constitutional order (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/01/08/us/trump-2020-overturn-timeline.html).
Truly frightening stuff. Obviously, any party that would do such things should never be given complete political power.
https://i0.wp.com/www.nationalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/capitol-building-storm.jpg?fit=789%2C460&ssl=1The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.(Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
By John R. Puri (https://www.nationalreview.com/author/john-r-puri/)
There are plenty of reasons to fear a Democratic trifecta in Washington, which next week’s midterms may very well set up for 2028. Below is a list of actions and policies that give conservatives cause for alarm:
Blowing out the national debt (https://www.crfb.org/blogs/obbba-dynamic-score-comes-47-trillion) on a party-line vote that bypasses the Senate filibuster.
Threatening to eliminate the filibuster entirely (https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5990856-trump-urges-gop-terminate-filibuster/) to shove through partisan legislation.
Threatening to remove judges who rule against the party in power (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-federal-judge-who-ruled-against-deportation-orders-should-be-impeached).
Openly circumventing Supreme Court decisions through extralegal executive actions (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/president-trump-increases-global-tariffs-to-15-after-supreme-court-decision).
Appointing partisan hacks (https://www.nationalreview.com/news/senate-confirms-former-trump-lawyer-emil-bove-as-federal-judge/) to lifetime judicial positions.
Governing almost exclusively through executive orders (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/16/trump-has-already-issued-more-executive-orders-in-his-second-term-than-in-his-first/) to bypass the legislative process.
Targeting political enemies with selective and pretextual prosecutions (https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/10/the-trump-dojs-latest-absurd-charge-against-comey/).
Further turning the machinery of the administrative state against political enemies (https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/04/trumps-war-on-law-firms-goes-too-far/) over their constitutionally protected associations.
Handing out taxpayer money (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/politics/trump-donor-contract-reflecting-pool.html) to political allies (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-anti-weaponization-fund).
Attempting to dominate civic institutions (https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/04/us/harvard-trump-administration-demand-letter) by having the government lean on them.
Arbitrarily restricting what consumers can buy (https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-slaps-additional-50-tariff-canadian-goods/story?id=134929955).
Carving up the tax code to funnel money to special interests (https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/13/new-jersey-tax-deductions-01027204).
Cozying up to Putin (https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/10/trumps-policy-is-coherent-for-a-president-who-likes-putin-and-loathes-zelensky/) and compromising our military effort against Russia (https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-terms-of-use-script-in-the-trump-administrations-blame-musk-ukraine-defense/).
Cozying up to China (https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/whatever-happened-to-confronting-china/) to bolster our commercial ties.
Diminishing our military preparedness (https://www.csis.org/analysis/last-rounds-status-key-munitions-iran-war-ceasefire) to fight a major conflict.
Demanding that Israel cut short its just wars of self-defense (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trump-demands-israel-end-gaza-attack-as-hamas-responds-to-his-peace-proposal).
Seizing control of private enterprises (https://www.cato.org/blog/trump-equity-portfolio-hits-40-democrats-have-plans-it) and turning them into effective arms of the state.
Promising to hand out trillions of dollars in “free” benefits (https://www.axios.com/2026/10/27/trump-million-reward-5000-checks-cash).
Pressuring the Federal Reserve (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/trump-jerome-powell-federal-reserve-pressure-interest-rates/) to flood the economy with easy money.
Blocking energy projects (https://www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-administration-asks-courts-to-revoke-permits-for-offshore-wind-farms/833735/) on a whim.
Allowing criminal migrants (https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/27/trump-flavio-bolsonaro-visa-brazil-election-01137440) into our country.
Punishing people without due process (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/timeline-trump-deportation-flights-el-salvador.html).
Favoring certain groups of people based on their race (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-white-south-africans-refugees-afrikaners/).
Reigniting a politics of identity and victimhood (https://reason.com/2026/09/01/j-d-vance-and-the-politics-of-victimhood/).
Attempting to stay in power permanently by assaulting America’s constitutional order (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/01/08/us/trump-2020-overturn-timeline.html).
Truly frightening stuff. Obviously, any party that would do such things should never be given complete political power.