Republicans are facing early signs of trouble with turnout in the 2026 midterms and must bring back President Donald Trump’s 2024 voters if they hope to hold their congressional majorities, Republican pollster John McLaughlin warned on Newsmax Saturday.
“That’s how, in 2002, the Republicans picked up eight seats in the House in a midterm, and two Senate seats, because we got [George W.] Bush voters out,” McLaughlin told Newsmax’s “America Right Now.”
He pointed out that races in New Jersey and Virginia were close, but in Nassau County, New York, Republicans were able to mobilize voters and win decisively.
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