What Trump's latest slump means for the midterms

Shades of '06? What '26 Does, Doesn't, Have in Common

Republicans will likely lose the midterms this year. They just have to hope it won't be the

What the 2026 elections have in common with Democrats' wave in 2006

Political analysts are looking to past election cycles to predict what might happen this year. Popular examples include 2018, the year of the midterm elections during President Donald Trump’s first term, and 2010, given the current tea party-like climate in the Democratic Party. Top Cook Political Report editor Amy Walter goes back 20 years to 2006, the midterm elections that ended a dozen years of Republican control of the House, before which t…

Will This Year’s Midterms Look Like 2006 All Over Again?

This year’s U.S. House elections may not result in a 30-seat wave like 2006 did… but they could still be really rough for the GOP.

LARRY KUDLOW: Now’s the time for the GOP to message affordability

Ace pollster John McLaughlin, using an accurate survey of 1,000 likely voters, shows when Republican candidates clearly support free-market capitalism versus Democratic policies of big government socialism, the GOP moves from a virtual tie in the generic Congressional ballot, to a commanding 49 percent to 36 percent lead. Independent and moderate voters show exactly the same move toward the GOP when the subject is capitalism versus socialism.The…

How Republicans could maintain House control in midterms: Top pollster

Republicans currently hold a slim majority in the House with 218 seats compared to Democrats' 212.

‘Republicans are already cooked’: GOP adviser foresees messy midterms

It’s officially three months from Election Day and top Republican operatives are already declaring that their party is “cooked” in a number of key contests that will decide which party controls Congress next January. Republican strategist Liz Mair, who has worked for multiple GOP presidential candidates, sent a newsletter on Monday in which she said […]