GOP Ramps Up Defense Across Red States Ahead of 2026 Midterms
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Senior Republicans are expanding their defense of red seats as the 2026 midterms approach, pouring over $110 million into GOP-held districts and bolstering a widening Senate map (including Ohio, Iowa, and Kansas) with travel from Trump and heavy MAGA Inc. spending. They aim to shore up incumbents against inflation-driven voter anger and deter Democratic advances, while quietly deprioritizing some traditional battlegrounds like Georgia and North Carolina as the map grows more expansive and costly.
- ‘We need to stop the contagion’: GOP ramps up midterms defense in Trump states Politico
- Senate GOP sees battleground map widen amid voter anger over economy The Hill
- Republicans Reel on the Midterm Map as Deep-Red Areas Come Into Play nytimes.com
- Opinion | Murky Senate polls reveal the trouble Republicans are in The Washington Post
- All the polls show a Republican bloodbath in the Midterms. So why aren’t Democrats celebrating? The Independent
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