{"id":2698709,"date":"2026-11-05T06:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-gave-us-this-disastrous-war\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T06:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:40:07","slug":"who-gave-us-this-disastrous-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-gave-us-this-disastrous-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Gave Us This Disastrous War?"},"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\">12<\/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%2Fwho-gave-us-this-disastrous-war%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=2698709&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>Teh piece uses a vivid image &#8211; someone burning down their house to kill a spider &#8211; to describe the Iran War\u2019s political fallout.The author argues the top post-midterm task should be to identify everyone who backed the war so they won\u2019t be trusted again, singling out Benjamin Netanyahu and Rupert Murdoch as chief culprits.<\/p>\n<p>She notes broad Israeli support for the war but points out growing american hostility toward Israel, including large shares of the GOP viewing Israel unfavorably. Big pro-Israel groups (AIPAC and the United Democracy Project) spent heavily to defeat Abdul El\u2011Sayed in Michigan, but that effort backfired: El\u2011Sayed prevailed and will be the first Muslim U.S. senator.<\/p>\n<p>The column says the war has been disastrous for the United States, for republicans, and for israel, and that pro-war advocates responded to criticism by accusing opponents of antisemitism. Commentators such as Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro are cited as examples of those making that charge.<\/p>\n<p>Public opinion has shifted sharply: polls show rising unfavorable views of Israel, falling support for U.S. military aid to Israel, and, for the first time since 2001, more Americans sympathizing with Palestinians than with Israelis.The author emphasizes that midterm voters consistently named the Iran War, rising gas prices, and the cost of living as the decisive issues.<\/p>\n<p>She links the war directly to higher energy costs and inflation: after U.S. strikes on Iran,the seasonally adjusted CPI jumped by 0.9 percent &#8211; a spike comparable to major historical shocks to oil supply. That inflation hit energy-sensitive sectors hardest, and the increase in diesel and gasoline prices helped swing rural and working-class voters toward Democrats (for example, Iowa Democrats\u2019 strong showing).<\/p>\n<p>Focus groups of swing voters reportedly blame the war for higher prices and say it accomplished nothing; many felt betrayed by Trump\u2019s prewar posture. The piece lists media and political figures who pushed for escalating the conflict and who opposed Vice President J.D. Vance\u2019s attempt to negotiate an end to the war via a memorandum of understanding, arguing those attacks ensured the war would continue.<\/p>\n<p>the author contends the Iran War was a self-inflicted disaster that strengthened Iran, weakened the U.S., inflicted lasting damage on the GOP, and drastically reduced American support for Israel &#8211; and she closes by welcoming sen. Abdul El\u2011Sayed.  <\/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<div class=\"c-blog-post__content s-wysiwyg s-wysiwyg--blog\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:30px;\" id=\"elevenlabs-audionative-widget\" data-height=\"90\" data-width=\"100%\" data-frameborder=\"no\" data-scrolling=\"no\" data-publicuserid=\"cb0d9922301244fcc1aeafd0610a8e90a36a320754121ee126557a7416405662\" data-playerurl=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/index.html\" >Loading the <a href=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/text-to-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elevenlabs Text to Speech<\/a> AudioNative Player&#8230;<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/audioNativeHelper.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Remember the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/newsbeat-28340978\">guy<\/a> who tried to kill a spider with a blowtorch and burned his house down? (The correct answer is: <em>Which one?<\/em> Yes, it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/man-sets-home-fire-blowtorch-kill-spiders\/story?id=58716474\">happened<\/a> multiple times.) That will be today\u2019s theme.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our most urgent task after the midterms is to create a list of everyone who supported the Iran War so we\u2019ll know who to never, ever, ever, <em>ever<\/em> trust again. Pending a full accounting, here are the top two: Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, and Rupert Murdoch\u2014still alive as of this writing\u2014patriarch of Fox News and the <em>New York<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/anncoulter.com\/2026\/09\/30\/its-the-iran-war-stupid\/\"><em>Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It may be unfair to blame Netanyahu, since it obviously doesn\u2019t matter who that country\u2019s premier is. Israelis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/poll-93-of-jewish-israelis-back-iran-operation-vs-26-of-arabs-majority-support-toppling-regime\/\">overwhelmingly<\/a> support the war and worship President Donald Trump for pursuing it.<\/p>\n<p>                         <!-- \/22404337467,3946880\/theamericanconservative-Leaderboard-Top -->                         <\/p>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1742316429780-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 50px; max-width: 100%; '>                         <\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But let\u2019s see how much they love this: About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2026\/07\/09\/americans-views-of-israelis-have-grown-increasingly-negative-but-views-of-palestinians-have-held-fairly-steady\/\">70 percent<\/a> of the party that\u2019s about to control Congress has an unfavorable view of Israel. (And presumably the other 30 percent is <em>fanatically<\/em> anti-Israel.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and the closely affiliated United Democracy Project (UDP) <a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/aipac-candidates-2026\/\">spent<\/a> in the neighborhood of an estimated $45 million to defeat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan\u2014who famously refused to answer whether Israel or Iran was a bigger threat to the U.S. That money became <a href=\"https:\/\/greatreporter.com\/2026\/11\/04\/aipac-suffers-major-defeat-as-michigan-elects-a-champion-of-palestinian-rights\/\">toxic<\/a>, driving support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/story\/abdul-el-sayed-aipac-win-michigan?srsltid=AYCX9vIQUCwzWaIBKTIe3GvIyVexlpbd9P_is_87gtFwbmx8K6bGNOtn\"><em>for<\/em><\/a>  El-Sayed. He will now be America\u2019s first Muslim senator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As some of us warned you from the beginning, the war was going to be very bad for our country, bad for the GOP\u2014and bad for Israel. That\u2019s why a lot of people who appreciate Israel\u2019s core values were among those issuing this warning. But the pro-war crowd apparently felt its strongest counter-argument was to scream about antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mark Levin, to whom Murdoch has given a show for some reason, called opponents of the war the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marklevinshow.com\/2026\/08\/18\/august-18th-2026\/\">Woke Reich<\/a>\u201d driven by a \u201chatred of Jews\u201d who are \u201cok with Iran and Putin\u201d and act as \u201cthe modern-day appeasers of Hitler in the 1930s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even Ben Shapiro, who, unlike Levin, was never kicked in the head by a horse, denounced the libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie for opposing both the war and foreign aid to Israel\u2014or to any other country, for that matter\u2014accusing the Kentucky congressman of harboring a \u201cnot particularly subtle antisemitism.\u201d (Sorry, Ben! You\u2019re almost always right, but this is a really annoying argument.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And look what happened. Previously, most Americans never thought about Israel, and those who did\u2014evangelicals and neoconservatives\u2014unreservedly supported it. A Pew poll this spring found that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2026\/04\/07\/negative-views-of-israel-netanyahu-continue-to-rise-among-americans-especially-young-people\/\">60 percent<\/a> of Americans now hold an unfavorable view of the country. In a Quinnipiac University survey, 60 percent of voters said they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/08\/27\/majority-americans-disapprove-us-israel-military-alliance-00531984\">disapproved<\/a> of the U.S. sending military aid to Israel. This matched other surveys, such as one by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today\u2014for the first time since 2001\u2014more Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/02\/27\/palestinians-israelis-us-polling-gallup\">sympathize<\/a> with the Palestinians than with Israel, according to Gallup polls. Support for Israel used to run in the double digits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Election Day, in a desperate attempt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/11\/03\/us\/politics\/trump-israel-aid-netanyahu.html\">stave<\/a> off looming devastation, Trump went on Fox News and promised to end American aid to Israel by the end of the year. He is, of course, lying, but we\u2019ll leave this aside. The president may <em>ignore<\/em> the room, but he can <em>read<\/em> the room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran War zealots used a blowtorch to kill a spider and burned the house down. Unfortunately, it was our house, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only question now is: \u201cDid the Iran War hurt Republicans, or did it really, really, <em>really<\/em> hurt Republicans?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the media are determined to convince us the blue tsunami was about the public\u2019s hatred of ICE, Elon Musk, tariffs, \u201cvoter suppression,\u201d Jan. 6, and that monkey business at Bonwit Teller, voters have consistently said it\u2019s the Iran War and its consequences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October polls:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/iran-war-midterm-polling\/\"><strong>AP-NORC poll:<\/strong><\/a>  Over 80 percent <a href=\"https:\/\/apnorc.org\/projects\/ahead-of-the-midterms-most-voters-cite-the-economy-and-cost-of-living-as-top-issues-and-favor-political-change\/\">want<\/a> the next Congress to make \u201ccost of living\u201d a top priority; over 70 percent say the Iran war is the top priority.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sri.siena.edu\/2026\/10\/21\/new-york-times-siena-national-survey\/\"><strong>NYT\/Siena poll:<\/strong><\/a>  Voters trust Democrats more than Republicans on two issues: gas prices and \u201cforeign wars.\u201d Trump\u2019s worst issue was gas prices, with 73 percent disapproving.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/iran-war-midterm-polling\/\"><strong>Fox News poll:<\/strong><\/a>  75 percent \u201cextremely\u201d or \u201cvery\u201d concerned about the Iran war.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/716333\/issues-voters-say-matter-midterm.aspx\"><strong>Gallup poll:<\/strong><\/a>  47 percent called the Iran War \u201cextremely important,\u201d and 42 percent named \u201cgas prices.\u201d Only the economy and healthcare narrowly edged out Iran as extremely important at 50 percent each.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And so on. Virtually every poll shows that the top election issues were the Iran War, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trump-voters-turn-against-him-over-terrible-gas-prices\">gas prices<\/a>, and the cost of living. And the reason gas prices are high is because of the war; the reason the cost of living is high is because of gas prices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus, the month after Trump started bombing girls\u2019 schools in Iran, the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (CPI) <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/paer-article\/the-march-2026-cpi-report-what-it-tells-us-about-the-iran-conflicts-inflation-footprint-and-what-is-still-coming\/\">spiked 0.9 percent<\/a>. There are few historic precedents for an increase of that magnitude. Recent examples are: Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine (1 percent); the EU agreeing to ban 90 percent of Russian crude oil imports (1.2 percent); and Hurricane Katrina knocking out a massive portion of U.S. oil refining capacity (0.9 percent).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can rebuild oil refineries and resume oil imports from Russia. This time, there\u2019s no end in sight. When Vice President J.D. Vance tried to end the war in June, the warmongers went <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/24FFI\">ballistic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cut the crap about \u201ctariffs\u201d causing the surging price of gas and diesel. The seasonally adjusted CPI for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/cpi\/\">non-energy-sensitive<\/a> goods throughout 2026 was nonexistent compared to that for energy-sensitive goods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, the Iowa Farmers Union endorsed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/surging-diesel-prices-loom-over-republicans-in-iowas-midterm-races\">every<\/a> Democrat running for Congress for the first time in its history\u2014because of diesel prices doubling. Not tariffs. Not ICE. Not the ballroom. On Tuesday, Iowa Democrats swept the board, winning the U.S. Senate, the governorship, the attorney general, and three of four House seats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Swing Voter Project has been conducting focus groups with \u201cBiden-to-Trump\u201d voters since the beginning of the war, and they have been unfailingly, overwhelmingly against the war. Sample quotes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cWe got this stupid war in Iran\u2026 all we got was $4 gas.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt\u2019s hurt our economy and increased expenses for the everyday American, and it accomplished the square root of nothing.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI\u2019m very antiwar. And initially, I was led on to believe that [Trump] was also very antiwar.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I haven\u2019t left as much room as I\u2019d like for recriminations, so I\u2019ll just list a few of the biggest fanboys for the war that has failed in every way possible, making Iran stronger, the U.S. weaker, and\u2014for the cherry on top\u2014delivering a generational blow to the GOP and driving support for Israel to historic, previously unimaginable lows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cheerleaders: <em>Do more of the same, but harder!<\/em><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <em>New York Post<\/em>: \u201cThere is only one way to remove this threat once and for all: overthrow the regime in Iran.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen: \u201cWe should go back to war and we should finish the job.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Fox News\u2019 Brian Kilmeade: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/the-new-republic-1991457\/4716841312487-maga-erupts-in-fury-as-full-text-of-trump-s-iran-deal-is-revealed\">finish the job,<\/a>\u201d \u201cfinish them off,\u201d \u201cafter the midterms, the gloves come off.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And who, specifically, put the kibosh on Vance\u2019s attempt to end the war five months ago with a \u201cMemorandum of Understanding\u201d (MOU), thereby killing any hope that Tuesday night would not be a catastrophe?<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <em>New York Post<\/em> columnist Michael Goodwin: \u201cVance talks in ways that would make <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/20\/opinion\/vances-criticism-of-israel-makes-no-sense-as-us-israel-relationship-is-up-in-the-air\/\">jihadists<\/a> proud.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The <em>New York Post<\/em> editorial: Vance cares \u201cmore about the stock market and online optics than Iran\u2019s threat to the world.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The <em>New York Post<\/em> columnist Lee Smith: Vance \u201chas been trying to convince Trump that MAGA is definitely <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/19\/opinion\/trump-has-fallen-for-the-same-false-iran-promises-as-obama\/\">dumb enough<\/a> to be suckered into believing that the Iran deal his loyal deputy has captained is a historic win.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Fox News\u2019 Mark Levin (again): \u201cStop bullying our ally and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/mark-levin-calls-out-jd-vance-directly-as-maga-civil-war-heats-up\/\">cozying<\/a> up to our enemy!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>NewsNation\u2019s Batya Ungar-Sargon: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediamatters.org\/us-iran-relations\/weak-and-disgusting-right-wing-media-revolt-against-jd-vance-over-iran\">disgusting<\/a>, it is the complete Tucker Carlsonification of the vice president of the United States, and it is utterly deplorable.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Ben <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediamatters.org\/us-iran-relations\/weak-and-disgusting-right-wing-media-revolt-against-jd-vance-over-iran\">Shapiro<\/a>: The MOU is \u201ca disaster\u201d and \u201cThis is JD\u2019s deal\u2026 It does not have support.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"c-subscribe-email\" >\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__wrap\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__head\">\n<h4 class=\"c-subscribe-email__heading\">Subscribe Today<\/h4>\n<h5 class=\"c-subscribe-email__subheading\">Get daily emails in your inbox<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__form-wrap\">      <!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->      <\/p>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" action=\"https:\/\/theamericanconservative.us4.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=442e644c01f8e54e26e4ff3f8&#038;id=f7b67cac40\" method=\"post\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" novalidate target=\"_blank\">\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__fields\">              <label for=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"u-screenreader-text\">Email Address:<\/label>              <input id=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"c-subscribe-email__field\" name=\"EMAIL\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Your Email\" \/>              <input id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"c-subscribe-email__submit o-button o-button--red-500 o-button--solid\" name=\"subscribe\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>            <\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-responses\" class=\"clear\">\n<div id=\"mce-error-response\" class=\"response\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-success-response\" class=\"response\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>              <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - 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Abdul El-Sayed!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COPYRIGHT 2026 ANN COULTER<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DISTRIBUTED BY IMPOLITE DEBATES<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the midterms, the piece argues, the most pressing task is to identify everyone who backed the Iran War so you know who you can never trust again. It flags Benjamin Netanyahu and Rupert Murdoch as the top two living figures to blame, noting that while Israelis broadly back the war, U.S. public opinion is less favorable and often hostile to Israel\u2019s policies. The text cites polls showing a large portion of the party about to control Congress holds an unfavorable view of Israel, and it points to heavy spending by AIPAC and the United Democracy Project to defeat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan-a race that he lost after the pro-Israel lobbying efforts, which the piece says would have made him America\u2019s first Muslim senator.<\/p>\n<p>The piece argues the Iran War would be bad for the United States, the GOP, and Israel, and it says some supporters of Israel have warned against the war while others respond by accusing opponents of antisemitism. It cites fiery comments from media figures such as Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro, who criticized anti-war Republicans, and it notes how public sentiment has shifted: Israelis\u2019 broad support has given way in polls to growing American skepticism, with many surveys showing unfavorable views of Israel and disapproval of U.S. military aid to Israel. For the first time since 2001, more Americans sympathize with the Palestinians than with Israel in Gallup polls.<\/p>\n<p>The piece observes that, on Election Day, Trump publicly pledged to end U.S. aid to Israel by year\u2019s end-presented as a political tactic rather than a genuine policy change. It uses a sharp metaphor about \u201cIran War zealots\u201d melting down a house they ended up burning-the house being America\u2019s own position. The central question posed is whether the Iran War harmed Republicans, or harmed them deeply enough to matter.<\/p>\n<p>It notes that, despite media narratives focusing on other issues, polls consistently show the Iran War and its consequences as top election concerns, including gas prices and the cost of living. It cites AP-NORC, NYT\/Siena, Fox News, and Gallup data showing high concern about the war, with gas prices and the economy often ranking alongside or above foreign policy in importance. After the war began, the CPI spiked, and the text argues there\u2019s little sign of a quick resolution, contrasting this with other historical price shocks.<\/p>\n<p>The piece mentions that the Iowa Farmers Union endorsed every Democrat for Congress this cycle due to diesel prices, and that Democrats swept key offices there, arguing the war helped shift voter priorities. It also cites focus groups from the Swing Voter Project-Biden-to-Trump voters who traditional anti-war leanings and worry about the economic costs of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, it calls out prominent pro-war voices and outlets-New York Post, Fox News contributors, and others-for amplifying the war\u2019s rationale and for opposing moves to end the conflict. 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