Democrats Look to Use Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' in Their Favor: 'Their Unwillingness to Break Will Be the Reason They Lose'

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Democrats are signaling they plan to make President Donald Trump's sprawling "big, beautiful bill" a central weapon in their campaign to retake the House of Representatives in 2026.

In a memo obtained by Axios, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) argued Republicans in swing districts will pay a steep political price for supporting the bill, which extends Trump's 2017 tax cuts and significantly boosts military and border spending while slashing Medicaid, food assistance, and clean energy tax credits.

"These phony moderates all folded once – and their unwillingness to break from their D.C. Party Bosses will be the reason they lose next year," the DCCC memo said. "Republicans will lose the majority in 2026 and the Big, Ugly Bill will be the reason why."

The bill narrowly passed the Senate Tuesday in a dramatic 51–50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie. Three Republicans — Sens. Rand Paul, Thom Tillis, and Susan Collins — joined Democrats in voting against it.

The bill's supporters argue that the $3.3 trillion the legislation has been estimated to add to the deficit over the next decade will be offset by economic growth, but a majority of Americans join Democrats in their concerns over the bill's economic impact, according to recent polls indicating high disapproval ratings across the board.

"From now until November 2026, the DCCC will continue to communicate the harm this bill will cause, uplift stories of the everyday Americans negatively impacted, and mobilize voters," the memo promised.

As the House prepares for its next vote on the bill, politicians from both sides of the aisle will move forward with an eye on the 2026 elections.