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Inside the Trump White House's early 2026 midterm strategy
NBC ^ | May 2, 2025 | Matt Dixon, Henry J. Gomez and Bridget Bowman

Posted on 05/18/2025 10:32:14 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

…House and Senate leaders are already in close consultation with the White House about key candidates who would benefit from Trump's endorsement, both to navigate primaries and to gin up general election support. His political operation is banking millions of dollars in explicitly Trump-aligned political groups that will play heavily in the midterms alongside Republicans' party committees and principal congressional super PACs. And then, top Republicans expect the rest of the party to lean into Trump's message to make the best possible pitch to his supporters to vote in 2026.

“The push needs to be to push that energy. In some states his endorsement will be very beneficial, and it’s up to candidates to try and replicate his messaging to spur turnout,” said Rachel Reisner, a longtime Republican operative who worked for Trump’s 2024 campaign.

Reisner added that some of the most intense Trump voters who support him in presidential election cycles do not always show up in nonpresidential races, something that has been amplified in recent special elections, most notably a Supreme Court race in Wisconsin, where Democrats overperformed compared with the political makeup of the districts in play...

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: 2026; elections; maga; midterms

1 posted on 05/18/2025 10:32:14 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Go to be hard when the establishment is running around drilling holes in the bottom of the boat as fast as he can plug them. He is going to be lucky if they don’t sink it before he can do anything about it.


2 posted on 05/18/2025 10:47:34 AM PDT by Openurmind (AI - An Illusion for Aptitude Intrusion to Alter Intellect. )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

All we had to do is show up. Will it happen?

2012-Four million fewer voters showed up for Mittens than McLame 4 years earlier. Had it happened Mittens would have won. Perhaps the voters didn’t want the first black president to fail. That’s behind us now and and the voters wouldn’t switch over to the 2 women who were quite unlikable.

Would the country be better off had Mittens won? I think not. The same problems would have not gone away.


3 posted on 05/18/2025 10:50:43 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Simple strategy - get in line or get out.

Screw the GOP.


4 posted on 05/18/2025 10:51:35 AM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: DIRTYSECRET
All we had to do is show up. Will it happen?

The advantage that the Democrats will have during the upcoming Midterms is that they will show up to vote meanwhile Trump supporters are low propensity voters who will only show up when Trump is on the ballot.

5 posted on 05/18/2025 10:52:28 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

The problem is it’s a Do Nothing GOP House and Senate
Hard to get voters to show up when you have done nothing
to make them WANT TO show up.


6 posted on 05/18/2025 12:18:15 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

The midterm election is just as important as it was for Trump this is the democrats last chance to keep the party alive.

Time to take some W.C. Fields advice

WHEN A MAN IS DOWN KICK HIM


7 posted on 05/18/2025 1:06:36 PM PDT by Vaduz
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