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Like he did in the Georgia Senate run-off?
Probably not. The Democrats are doing so badly that it’s hard seeing them not losing the House.
But if Trump’s fragile ego keeps The Big Lie and the 1/6 in the public’s mind, instead of picking up 30-40 seats in the House, they might only pick up 10-20. And they might not win the Senate.
That red-meat rhetoric is expected to play well with Trump’s hardcore base, but Republicans say it’s not effective for winning over the swing voters the party needs this November at a time when President Biden’s low approval ratings are blowing wind in the GOP’s sails.
Probably not. The Democrats are doing so badly that it’s hard seeing them not losing the House.
But if Trump’s fragile ego keeps The Big Lie and the 1/6 in the public’s mind, instead of picking up 30-40 seats in the House, they might only pick up 10-20. And they might not win the Senate.
That red-meat rhetoric is expected to play well with Trump’s hardcore base, but Republicans say it’s not effective for winning over the swing voters the party needs this November at a time when President Biden’s low approval ratings are blowing wind in the GOP’s sails.
“It doesn’t make sense to me in the current political climate. While almost every Republican on the ballot wants to be talking about the present and the future, inflation, the economy, schools and parents, he seems focused on talking about the past,” said GOP strategist David Kochel. “It just really gets in the way of what’s working right now for Republicans.”
Republicans for more than a year have grimaced over Trump’s rhetoric surrounding the Capitol riot, which unsuccessfully sought to overturn President Biden’s 2020 victory. But Trump has doubled down in recent weeks on his bombast.
Trump recently said that Pence could have unilaterally “overturned” the Electoral College results when Congress met to certify them last year, suggested imprisoned rioters are being treated “so unfairly” and called for protests against prosecutors investigating his efforts to overturn the election.
GOP frustration mounts as Trump focuses on Jan. 6
Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated by former President Trump’s renewed focus on the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on Capitol Hill, worried that it could throw a wrench into their midterm plans as…
thehill.com