GOP lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned over signs the 2026 midterm elections could be a wipeout for Republicans that could cost them control of the House and shave down their Senate majority by two or three seats.
There’s growing anxiety in the Senate and House GOP conferences that Trump’s sinking approval rating will create a headwind in swing states and districts.
But GOP lawmakers say they still have time to improve their party’s image before next November.
After a certain point, gerrymanders are counterpruductive. It’ll be nice if the other electoral fuckery such as voter-roll purges and voter suppression aren’t enough to stop it. But I’m not optimistic.