Why many Trump-supporting business owners hope Democrats win the midterms

A statistical platform called Race to the White House, which seeks to predict the outcome of every race in 2026 using a variety of data models, predicts that the Democrats have a 69 percent chance of winning the House, with a majority as large as 11 seats. Both The New York Times and pollster Nate Silver are predicting similar outcomes. Republicans still have a 57 percent chance of controlling the Senate, but likely only by a majority of one or two seats. 

Anything can change between now and November. But we all know that midterm election history does not favor the incumbents. At best, Republicans may hold on to the Senate, but there’s also a strong chance the party loses both houses. 

And you know what? As a business owner and a supporter of a number of President Trump’s economic policies, I don’t think this is such a bad thing. And I know many other similar-leaning business owners who feel the same. 

My dad, an accountant and businessman, was a moderate to right-leaning Goldwater/Perot supporter. His belief: the less government does to interfere with his business, the better it is for his business. If he were still alive today, I’m betting he would be a Trump supporter. But he wouldn’t be so averse to a Democrat-controlled Congress, either. 

That because, with congressional control, the Democrats’ main objective won’t be about creating an effective immigration policy, reducing our national debt, tackling inflation, fixing health care, reducing taxes, cutting regulations, tackling inflation........

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