Iran War Threatens to Blunt GOP Turnout in Midterm Battlegrounds
Rising gas prices and a majority 58.3% opposition to the Iran war fuel Republican midterm concerns as voters prioritize economic issues.
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Iran war threatens to blunt GOP turnout in midterm battlegrounds
The escalating war with Iran is threatening to depress Republican turnout ahead of the midterms, as new polling shows President Trump’s MAGA base increasingly turned off by the conflict. The war has consistently polled poorly among Americans broadly, and a new survey suggests the war could be turning off Trump’s MAGA base specifically, which Republicans [...]
Byron York: A renewed war means renewed GOP midterm worries
In the last week, the war in Iran has seemed like a war again, after a long time in a gray area that was neither war nor peace. Now, with both sides shooting at each other, war is back. And, politically, the threat that the war presents to Republican prospects in the midterm elections is back, too.
Trump's Iran War Is Going To Get Republicans Blown Out In The Midterms
On September 5, 2024 during a speech to the Economic Club of New York, Donald Trump said, "Energy is going to bring us back. That means we’re going down and getting gasoline below $2 a gallon, bring down the price of everything from electricity rates to groceries, airfares, and housing costs.”Enough voters believed these promises to carry Trump back into the White House. On July 24, 2026, the national average cost of a gallon of gas is $4.10. Tr…
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