GOP goes all in on midterm strategy that risks backfiring by historic numbers: report

Systemic Error Podcast · Jul 4, 2026 · 3m

Trump Isn’t on the Ballot, But His Damage IsThe SummaryNOTUS reports that Republicans are betting on a familiar trick for the midterms: chase the irregular voters who backed Donald Trump in 2024 and lean harder into Trump’s brand rather than distance themselves from it. A senior GOP official said the party is now “completely different” from the first Trump era, when some committees were willing to tell candidates to run from him. The problem, as the report notes, is that Trump’s support has cratered, he keeps attacking members of his own party, and his appeal to the low-frequency voters…