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Two Republican Senate candidates call for swift end to Iran war, diverging from Trump
The candidates said the conflict is driving diesel to record highs and hurting farmers and truckers.
- On Monday, Michigan Republican Mike Rogers and Iowa Republican Ashley Hinson called for a swift end to the war in Iran, marking a shift for candidates facing tight races amid rising fuel costs.
- Rising fuel costs, including record diesel prices, have turned the seven-month-old conflict into a political liability for Republicans seeking to maintain narrow majorities in Congress ahead of the November midterms.
- In a campaign ad Monday, Rogers urged an immediate end to the war, though Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed criticized the pivot, stating, "Mike Rogers is only flip-flopping now because gas hit $5 a gallon."
- Hinson wrote that Iowans should not "foot the bill at the pump" for the war, yet Democrat Josh Turek countered that the congresswoman previously voted six times against curbing President Donald Trump's war authority.
- As Trump's approval rating has fallen to 32%, other Republicans like Representatives Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks are also distancing themselves from the president amid voter frustration with the economy.
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Two GOP senators call for swift end to Iran war
Two Republicans in tight U.S. Senate races are calling for a swift end to the war in Iran, the latest sign that vulnerable candidates are trying to put some distance between themselves and President Donald Trump over a conflict that…
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