Top Republicans Privately Concede House Is Likely Lost, Blame Trump for Midterm Collapse: Report
- Senior Republicans are privately conceding the House is likely lost to Democrats, shifting their strategic focus toward protecting the Senate majority ahead of November's elections.
- President Donald Trump's record-low 32 percent approval rating amid an unpopular Iran war and high cost of living has made him a political liability for candidates fighting to retain their seats.
- The Congressional Leadership Fund canceled advertising in Nebraska and Iowa, reallocating resources to Senate races as one Republican lawmaker predicted Democrats could pick up 10 House seats.
- Trump campaigned in Arizona on Wednesday, promising Americans $5,000 checks if Republicans retain Congress while urging supporters to "pretend that I'm on the ballot."
- Senior lawmakers now focus on "saving as many Republican seats as we can," knowing a Democratic majority would grant them significant power to scrutinize the Trump administration.
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Several of the Republicans' own top names no longer believe in a majority in the House of Representatives, several sources tell Politico. Now the hope is placed in the Senate, and politicians are distancing themselves from the president. - Some have begun to see Trump as a burden, says Dag Blanck, senior professor at Uppsala University.
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Dread is spreading through the House Republican Conference as the midterms approach, according to a report on the mood inside the party flagged by Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News.To put it simply, said Sherman in a post to X, "panic has set in" for the GOP ahead of next month's election.Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH), a 13-year veteran, described the political climate as “certainly toxic for Republicans.” He said voters expected certain results after the…
Fox analysis: Republicans prepped to turn on Trump as wipeout fears grow
Republicans are gearing up to make President Donald Trump the fall guy as they brace for a wipeout in the upcoming midterm elections in November, according to a Fox News analysis.Political analyst Mark Halperin wrote that GOP operatives have begun debating who would be responsible for what could be a disastrous election, with Halperin describing it as “the simplest argument is also the hardest to refute.”"One man controls the party, and his name…
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