Why Ignoring Trump’s Economic Plan Will Cost You the Midterms

Kokinda lays out a midterm strategy that defies the "party in power loses" rule: Trump's revival of the McKinley–Hamilton American System--tariffs, industrial credit, skilled trades--is rebuilding the working class--can drive a 2026 upset;

-- Susan Kokinda, --August 7, 2026

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Today's show is a special brief with Susan Kokinda outlining a midterm strategy she says can defy the usual “party in power loses” narrative. Kokinda argues Trump is reviving the Hamiltonian “American System” associated with President McKinley—tariffs, internal improvements, and public-private credit—to reverse decades of deindustrialization driven by the Federal Reserve era, NAFTA, and financialization.

Kokinda cites new manufacturing investments, steel and aluminum production gains, and expanded federal financing tools (Export-Import Bank, Defense and Energy programs, and Commerce initiatives) aimed at supply-chain security, critical minerals, and semiconductors. She highlights workforce needs via Mike Rowe’s “Build Freedom” partnership and references a July 24 White House science report emphasizing tacit shop-floor knowledge. In Q&A, they discuss data centers, recession appointments, job timelines, Nixon, and foreign-policy “hegemony,” concluding that a working-class realignment could drive a midterm upset.

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