Nov. 3 Looms Over DC…
Some top congressional Republicans have privately concluded that it is likely impossible for them to keep control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, and they are now focused on limiting the scale of the defeat and salvaging the party’s Senate majority.
Five senior Republican lawmakers, all granted anonymity to speak candidly about their party’s dire position, told POLITICO the House had all but slipped away.
One senior House Republican said the GOP’s goal at this point was to “save as many Republican seats as we can.” The president, this person said, was not helping.
“President Trump has made this election all about himself,” the lawmaker said. “Now we have to survive that political storm.”
A second Republican member of Congress said the movement of campaign advertising made plain which side was in control of the midterms. This lawmaker predicted Democrats would pick up about 10 seats, more than enough to take control of the chamber.
By Meredith Lee Hill, Andrew Howard and Mia McCarthy ‘Politico’
The Midterms are shaping up to be very important as the nations suffers through continued high inflation and many on Main St. are falling further behind on their bills. This is translating to very high frustration directed at those in power who promised to lower costs and work to make life more affordable. That has not happened and the impetus to vote out those currently in power is at a record high. Now the Midterms….
