{"id":2421174,"date":"2025-04-08T12:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T16:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dave-portnoy-warns-of-blue-wave-in-midterm-elections-if-stock-market-doesnt-improve-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T12:25:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T16:25:26","slug":"dave-portnoy-warns-of-blue-wave-in-midterm-elections-if-stock-market-doesnt-improve-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dave-portnoy-warns-of-blue-wave-in-midterm-elections-if-stock-market-doesnt-improve-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Portnoy warns of \u2018blue wave\u2019 in midterm elections if stock market doesn\u2019t improve &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdave-portnoy-warns-of-blue-wave-in-midterm-elections-if-stock-market-doesnt-improve-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2421174&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent livestream, Barstool Sports founder dave Portnoy expressed concern about a potential &#8220;blue wave&#8221; in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-not-seeking-3rd-term-in-2022-is-probably-my-preference\/\" title=\"Johnson: Not seeking 3rd term in 2022 is probably my preference\">upcoming midterm elections<\/a> if the stock market remains stagnant. he stated that poor market performance could <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">heavily influence voter behavior<\/a>, leading to a significant Democratic win. Portnoy pointed out that the success of President Trump&#8217;s tariff strategies will play a crucial role in shaping the political landscape, predicting that if these strategies fail adn inflation rises, the Republicans could face disastrous consequences. He acknowledged Trump\u2019s intelligence and ability to negotiate helpful agreements with other countries but emphasized the urgency for improvement in market conditions. His comments precede a recent rally in the stock market, where indices like the S&#038;P 500 and Dow Jones showed significant gains following negotiations with Japan and south Korea.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Dave Portnoy warns of &lsquo;blue wave&rsquo; in midterm elections if stock market doesn&rsquo;t improve<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2085378\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barstool-sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Barstool Sports<\/a> founder<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dave-portnoy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Dave Portnoy <\/a>warned Monday there could be a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dueling-abortion-ballot-measures-at-center-of-battle-for-key-nebraska-district-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Dueling abortion ballot measures at center of battle for key Nebraska district - Washington Examiner\">blue wave&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterm-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">midterm elections <\/a>if the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stock-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> stock market <\/a>looks the same in a year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the stock market sucks, there&rsquo;s gonna be a blue wave,&rdquo; Portnoy said during a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stoolpresidente\/status\/1909234741095915693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Monday livestream<\/a>. &ldquo;If the stock market is like what it is right now, and it&rsquo;s becoming close to the midterm elections, we will have like 100% Democrats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3373425\/china-accuses-trump-blackmailing-tariff\/\">China accuses Trump of &#8216;blackmailing&#8217; with hefty tariff rates: &#8216;Fight to the end&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3373300\/gas-price-decrease-second-consecutive-weekday\/\">Gas prices: Second consecutive weekday of decreases at the pumps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3372883\/stock-market-swings-wild-monday-wall-street\/\">Stock market swings in wild day on Wall Street<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Because That&rsquo;s how people vote, and I would too,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy clarified that he is not in the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3372614\/conservatives-rally-trump-pro-tariff-mantra-panican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">panicking party<\/a>.&rdquo; However, he suggested that if President Donald Trump&rsquo;s tariff strategy does not see benefits, there could be major consequences for Republicans in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If this tariff thing is just a total disaster and we&rsquo;re a year and a half away from this thing and the stock market hasn&rsquo;t rebounded and this trade war is a debacle and inflation &hellip; everything is gonna be in the sh*tter because of it &hellip; if that&rsquo;s the case in a year and a half, it&rsquo;s all Democrats,&rdquo; Portnoy said.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- TradingView Widget BEGIN --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"tradingview-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"tradingview-widget-container__widget\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tradingview-widget-copyright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"blue-text\">Track all markets on TradingView<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>   <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.tradingview.com\/external-embedding\/embed-widget-market-overview.js\" async>   {   \"colorTheme\": \"light\",   \"dateRange\": \"12M\",   \"showChart\": true,   \"locale\": \"en\",   \"largeChartUrl\": \"\",   \"isTransparent\": false,   \"showSymbolLogo\": true,   \"showFloatingTooltip\": false,   \"width\": \"700\",   \"height\": \"460\",   \"plotLineColorGrowing\": \"rgba(41, 98, 255, 1)\",   \"plotLineColorFalling\": \"rgba(41, 98, 255, 1)\",   \"gridLineColor\": \"rgba(240, 243, 250, 0)\",   \"scaleFontColor\": \"rgba(15, 15, 15, 1)\",   \"belowLineFillColorGrowing\": \"rgba(41, 98, 255, 0.12)\",   \"belowLineFillColorFalling\": \"rgba(41, 98, 255, 0.12)\",   \"belowLineFillColorGrowingBottom\": \"rgba(41, 98, 255, 0)\",   \"belowLineFillColorFallingBottom\": \"rgba(41, 98, 255, 0)\",   \"symbolActiveColor\": \"rgba(41, 98, 255, 0.12)\",   \"tabs\": [     {       \"title\": \"Indices\",       \"symbols\": [         {           \"s\": \"FOREXCOM:SPXUSD\",           \"d\": \"S&P 500 Index\"         },         {           \"s\": \"FOREXCOM:NSXUSD\",           \"d\": \"US 100 Cash CFD\"         },         {           \"s\": \"FOREXCOM:DJI\",           \"d\": \"Dow Jones Industrial Average Index\"         },         {           \"s\": \"INDEX:NKY\",           \"d\": \"Japan 225\"         },         {           \"s\": \"INDEX:DEU40\",           \"d\": \"DAX Index\"         },         {           \"s\": \"FOREXCOM:UKXGBP\",           \"d\": \"FTSE 100 Index\"         }       ],       \"originalTitle\": \"Indices\"     },     {       \"title\": \"Forex\",       \"symbols\": [         {           \"s\": \"FX:EURUSD\",           \"d\": \"EUR to USD\"         },         {           \"s\": \"FX:GBPUSD\",           \"d\": \"GBP to USD\"         },         {           \"s\": \"FX:USDJPY\",           \"d\": \"USD to JPY\"         },         {           \"s\": \"FX:USDCHF\",           \"d\": \"USD to CHF\"         },         {           \"s\": \"FX:AUDUSD\",           \"d\": \"AUD to USD\"         },         {           \"s\": \"FX:USDCAD\",           \"d\": \"USD to CAD\"         }       ],       \"originalTitle\": \"Forex\"     },     {       \"title\": \"Futures\",       \"symbols\": [         {           \"s\": \"BMFBOVESPA:ISP1!\",           \"d\": \"S&P 500 Index Futures\"         },         {           \"s\": \"BMFBOVESPA:EUR1!\",           \"d\": \"Euro Futures\"         },         {           \"s\": \"PYTH:WTI3!\",           \"d\": \"WTI CRUDE OIL\"         },         {           \"s\": \"BMFBOVESPA:ETH1!\",           \"d\": \"Hydrous ethanol\"         },         {           \"s\": \"BMFBOVESPA:CCM1!\",           \"d\": \"Corn\"         }       ],       \"originalTitle\": \"Futures\"     },     {       \"title\": \"Bonds\",       \"symbols\": [         {           \"s\": \"EUREX:FGBL1!\",           \"d\": \"Euro Bund\"         },         {           \"s\": \"EUREX:FBTP1!\",           \"d\": \"Euro BTP\"         },         {           \"s\": \"EUREX:FGBM1!\",           \"d\": \"Euro BOBL\"         }       ],       \"originalTitle\": \"Bonds\"     }   ] }   <\/script> <\/div>\n<p> <!-- TradingView Widget END -->    <\/p>\n<p>According to Portnoy, Trump is &ldquo;very smart&rdquo; and has a &ldquo;window of time&rdquo; to prove that his strategy works.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he already can,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I think he already can spin this to be like, &lsquo;This country called me. This country did this. We negotiated a better rate there.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what&rsquo;s going on with China like I don&rsquo;t know if we&rsquo;ll ever get anywhere with China, but all these other countries, I think we can, and I think the stock market will rebound &hellip; So, I think you gotta hang tight,&rdquo; Portnoy continued.<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy&rsquo;s prediction proved to have some truth to it Tuesday morning as the stock market <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3373489\/stock-market-rallies-after-trump-tariff-negotiations-japan-south-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">opened higher <\/a>and rebounded after several days marked by steep losses.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3373489\/stock-market-rallies-after-trump-tariff-negotiations-japan-south-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">STOCK MARKET RALLIES AFTER TRUMP OPENS TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS WITH JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At 10:00 a.m., the&nbsp;S&amp;P 500 was up by 3.2%,&nbsp;and the Dow Jones rose by roughly 3% as Trump started negotiations with multiple nations, including Japan and South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we can end up with some good deals,&rdquo;&nbsp;Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.&nbsp;&ldquo;And I actually think, as I said over the weekend, President Trump has maximum negotiating leverage right here, right now, and I think it would be a mistake for anyone to think otherwise.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2085378\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2085378\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Portnoy cautions of a potential &#8216;blue wave&#8217; in midterms if the stock market doesn&#8217;t improve<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2644,"featured_media":2421175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dave-Portnoy-July-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32408,34606,34250,35133,32076],"class_list":["post-2421174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-blue-wave","tag-dave-portnoy","tag-midterm-elections","tag-stock-market","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dave-Portnoy-July-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2644"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2421174"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2421178,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421174\/revisions\/2421178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2421175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2421174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2421174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2421174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}