Oh, how the tables have turned. The same Democrats who once vilified President Trump like he was the villain in a bad movie are now cozying up to him like they’re old pals, all in a desperate bid to save their own hides. It’s happening right before our eyes, folks: endangered swing-state Senate Democrats like Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) are hitting the brakes on the radical left agenda and suddenly offering Trump a handshake. Isn’t it funny how vulnerable poll numbers can bring out a politician’s true colors?
Take Bob Casey, for instance. He’s been sitting pretty in the Senate for three terms, but now his race is neck-and-neck. So what does he do? He starts praising Trump’s trade policies like he’s been a fan all along. “Casey Supports Trump’s Trade Order,” his latest ad screams, hoping Pennsylvanians will forget he’s been part of the party that’s suffocated domestic energy production for years. And speaking of Pennsylvania, how bad is it when even John Fetterman, the far-left senator who can’t put two sentences together, is predicting Trump will win the Keystone State? That’s got to send chills down Casey’s spine.
But Casey isn’t alone in his about-face. Elissa Slotkin has been pushing EV mandates and all sorts of green nonsense in Michigan for years. Yet now, facing a fierce battle against former GOP congressman Mike Rogers, she’s suddenly waving the white flag on electric cars, declaring in her ads that she’ll oppose “no electric car mandates.” Why the change of heart? Because union auto workers, the backbone of Michigan, are terrified these mandates will cost them their jobs. Trump saw that from a mile away and played his cards perfectly, courting the very workers Slotkin once took for granted. Now she’s scrambling to save herself.
Then we have Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin, who’s running for her third term. In her latest ads, she’s talking tough on China and proudly touting her work with Trump on a “made-in-America bill.” Oh really, Tammy? Weren’t you one of the loudest voices condemning Trump’s America First policies just a couple of years ago? Now she’s singing a different tune because Wisconsin’s manufacturing base isn’t buying the globalist garbage anymore.
Let’s check in on Democrat Senate candidates in the blue wall states:
Baldwin (WI): Putting Trump in her ads
Casey (PA): Putting Trump in his ads
Slotkin (MI): Making ads against EV mandates.They wouldn’t be doing this if they thought Kamala was winning. pic.twitter.com/yN1LZTFjXJ
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 18, 2024
These Democrats know they’re in trouble, and their sudden Trump-lite pivot isn’t fooling anyone. They’re cutting and running from Kamala Harris and her floundering campaign, hoping to ride Trump’s coattails to safety. It’s a fascinating—and desperate—shift that shows just how weak the Democrats’ “blue wall” really is. The cracks are showing, and Trump is ready to storm through.