‘One person kind of controls our fate’: Republicans confront growing midterm peril due to Iran war
Polls show only 30% of voters approve of Trump’s handling of Iran, giving Democrats an opening to attack GOP candidates on costs and war.
- Some Republicans are growing impatient with President Donald Trump's war in Iran as it stretches to nearly six months, threatening their midterm prospects.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson argued Monday that the Iran conflict drives rising gas and grocery prices, with fuel hitting $9 per gallon in Dillingham, Alaska.
- Sen. Jim Justice of West Virginia told reporters Monday the war has become a "mess," while Rep. Jen Kiggans urged continued military support for Iran objectives.
- A Reuters/Ipsos poll found just 3 in 10 voters approve of Trump's handling of Iran, prompting Democrats to leverage the unpopularity in campaign attacks.
- Arizona strategist Barrett Marson noted "one person kind of controls our fate," while the National Republican Congressional Committee frames the election as a choice between parties.
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CNN: “Republicans confront growing midterm peril due to Iran war”
House Republicans are suffering a peril of their own making. After voting in lockstep with the Trump administration to continue their reckless war of choice in Iran, Republicans are now worried that the conflict will cost them the midterms. But House Republicans aren’t exactly distancing themselves from the war… Speaker Mike Johnson: “The Iran conflict has been the cause, of course, of gas prices going up.” Zach Nunn (IA-03): “Let’s deal with th…
By Patrick Svitek, CNN Some Republicans are losing patience with President Donald Trump's war in Iran, as it approaches six months and threatens to put their chances even more at risk in the mid-term elections. However, in the fiercest contests for the House The post "One Person Controls Our Destiny": Republicans face a growing risk in the face of the mid-term elections appeared first on KVIA.
‘One person kind of controls our fate’: Republicans confront growing midterm peril due to Iran war
By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — Some Republicans are growing impatient with President Donald Trump’s war in Iran as it stretches to nearly six months and threatens to further imperil their chances in the midterms. But in the most competitive House and Senate races, vulnerable Republicans are largely standing behind him, gambling that voters can
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