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Iran Deal Will Seal Trump's Midterm Victory

President Donald Trump (2nd-L) speaks as (L-R) Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy listen during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

By Dick Morris
Wednesday, 17 June 2026 06:17 AM EDT
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Ask anyone if inflation is getting better or worse and they will always measure his answer based on what he just paid for a gallon of gas.

The details of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) much less core CPI data are lost on the average person, but the specificity with which he likely recalls gas prices is impressive.

It's the one economic statistic we all know and remember.

Everyone agrees that the Iran peace deal will cause gas prices to drop. Indeed the price of a barrel of Brent Crude dropped 4% just on news of the deal.

The next few weeks, we will all see gas prices drop, nullifying the Democratic critique of the economy and putting quite a dent in the "affordability" issue with which Democrats are so enamored.

Regardless of the ultimate level of prices, the rapid drop we are all about to witness in gas prices takes away the inflation issue from the midterms.

The effect on Trump's ratings on the economy are sure to be dramatic.

OK, so what does that leave for the Democrats to talk about?

The recent Harvard-Harris poll confirms that Trump wins majorities on almost any other issue.

Take away complaints about his handling of the war in Iran and Trump wins every single issue. With the economy doing well, but not spectacularly, Trump needed a handy answer to overcome disappointment in the economy.

By going to war, raising the price, and then bringing it down, Trump is like the person who stopped hitting himself over the head: it feels good when it stops.

That sense of well-being is likely to be felt way beyond just energy prices. It makes a "morning again in America" believable.

MAGA — making America Great Again —is now within reach.

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READ MORE: https://www.newsmax.com/morris/affordability-democrats-midterms/2026/06/17/id/1259921/


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