White House bets on a Trump-focused midterm turnout
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Facing bleak polling for the 2026 midterms, President Trump’s aides are pushing a Trump-centered narrative to energize turnout, arguing Republican wins depend on his base showing up. Aides reportedly met with Trump’s pollster to review grim numbers, signaling a shift away from policy-focused messaging toward casting the election as a referendum on Trump and hoping a high-energy base turnout offsets other headwinds and preserves the GOP’s slim majorities in Congress.
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