Let’s face it: 2019 is going to be a hard year to beat. Stocks and 401(k) plans up more than 25% on average, wage gains of 3% to 5%, 7 million surplus jobs, and the lowest unemployment and inflation rates in nearly 50 years. That’s a lot to celebrate.

Booms like this don’t happen by accident. The imperative is for Republicans to connect the dots between this banner year for the middle class and the tax cuts, deregulation policies, and pro-America energy production initiatives.