Year-end upset spells big trouble for GOP: analysis

GOP in panic mode as Republicans admit they're bombing this key strategy heading into 2026

House and Senate Republicans are sounding the alarm that they're facing a massive uphill battle when it comes to getting their message out for the 2026 election year, according to a new report in Notus.The timing couldn't be worse as millions of Americans brace to get hit with soaring health insurance premiums this month when COVID-era Affordable Care Act subsidies expire. Meanwhile, Capitol Hill is in complete gridlock, lawmakers are fleeing in…

Year-end upset spells big trouble for GOP: analysis

MS NOW analyst Steve Benen says the year 2025 ended on a note that should have Republicans quaking in their boots.“While 2025 was ostensibly an off year for elections, the year proved to be filled with fascinating and important contests, culminating in one final race earlier this week,” Benen said. “The last special election of the year was in Iowa, where voters in a Des Moines-area district were tasked with choosing a new state senator.”It was …