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GOP Candidates Call for a Quick End to Iran War
Some Republicans in toss-up races say the Iran war should end to help lower costs as campaign pressure grows, according to party leaders.
- A growing group of Republicans in competitive midterm races is calling on President Donald Trump to end the war with Iran, breaking with their party leader to address voter frustration over rising costs.
- National average gas prices have risen $1.30 per gallon over the past year, AAA data shows, with costs exceeding $4.30 in Iowa as the seven-month conflict nears its end.
- Senator Jon Husted told Politico, "The war needs to come to an end as quickly as possible so that we can lower gas prices." Representative Ashley Hinson echoed similar concerns on Monday.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune encouraged candidates to run their own campaigns, noting they must be their own person to win despite presidential influence in midterm elections.
- President Trump maintains his Iran strategy, telling the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that Iran remains his greatest concern, even as a FOX NEWS POLL shows 71% lack confidence in his exit plan.
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GOP cracks widen over Iran war as vulnerable candidates break with Trump, demand its end - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vulnerable Republicans running for their political lives have, for months, kept quiet or sided with President Donald Trump on the war in Iran. But as costs rise and voters pepper them with questions on the campaign trail about when the fighting will end, some are changing their [...]
GOP cracks widen over Iran war as vulnerable candidates break with Trump, demand its end – Democratic Accent
Vulnerable Republicans running for their political lives have, for months, kept quiet or sided with... The post GOP cracks widen over Iran war as vulnerable candidates break with Trump, demand its end appeared first on Democratic Accent .
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