Trump Unveils New Strategy for Midterms: Get in There, and Make It About Me

Do Republicans Need More Trump?

Trump wants Republicans to treat the 2026 midterms as a referendum on him. But voters souring on his record may need another reason to turn out for the GOP.

'Poetic justice': Leaked Trump strategy sends GOP into tailspin

Donald Trump's advisors think they've cracked the code on his underwater approval ratings — believing that voters simply don't grasp how great he's been — and The New Republic's Daily Blast podcast dismantled that claim while dissecting a new Atlantic report on the president's midterm strategy."So these new leaks to The Atlantic are really something," host Greg Sargent said, unpacking claims that Trump's team is privately blaming his poll number…

Trump Unveils New Strategy for Midterms: Get in There, and Make It About Me

The economy is terrible, inflation is rising, the war in Iran is deeply unpopular, and poll after poll shows that Trump is behind on nearly every major issue. So of course the GOP’s latest midterm strategy is to make it all about Trump. House Republicans can’t run from their blind allegiance to Trump. And now, the call is coming from inside the White House. DCCC Spokesperson Liam Buckley: “President Trump is right. House Republicans own every pa…

The Media Made the Midterms About Trump. He’s Taking Them Up on It.

Trump embraces midterms as a referendum on his record, using $400M for national ads to highlight his achievements.