Republican lawmakers grow alarmed over signs of 2026 election wipeout
by Alexander Bolton and Caroline Vakil - 11/24/25 6:00 AM ET
GOP lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned over signs that 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.
Republican senators say the off-year elections in New Jersey, Virginia and other parts of the country on Nov. 4 served as a wake-up call and warn that President Trump and Republican leaders in Congress need to address voters’ concerns about the slowing economy and persistently high prices.
Republicans acknowledge that rising health insurance premiums, the issue that Democrats want to put front-and-center in the election year, along with health care costs, more generally, are a major problem for their party.
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.
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