Republicans Abandon Trump | Red-State GOP Leaders Back Democrats as Polls Collapse in Trump Country — October 5, 2026
Dozens of Republicans are endorsing Democratic candidates ahead of the 2026 midterms, and new polls show Democrats competitive in red states Trump won by double digits. Conor Lamb fills in for Adam Kinzinger on why the GOP's "vote for the team" strategy is cracking. Plus: more leaked Ken Paxton audio, Trump doxxing Senator Tom Cotton, The Atlantic's report on Kash Patel and the FBI's 2020 election probe, and Trump's reversal on mail-in voting.
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