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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Republicans running in battleground states began speaking out against the Iran war as the midterm elections inched closer. Candidates called for an end to the war while a majority of Americans disapproved of the conflict and expressed concerns about the economy. Republican Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson, Republican Ohio Sen. Jon Husted, Republican Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany and Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers defended President…
Endangered GOP Senate Candidates Take Sudden Turn On Iran War
Battleground GOP Senate candidates facing pressure over high gas prices are breaking with President Donald Trump over the Iran war. The break began Monday with Iowa Republican Senate candidate Ashley Hinson and was followed just hours later by Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers. By Tuesday, Ohio Sen. Jon Husted had also called for the immediate end of the military conflict, as Republicans up and down the ballot face bleak poll numb…
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