https://freerepublic.com/tag/00readpost34/ en-us Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:35:25 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/4384142/posts Subtraction, not addition, is emerging as the central threat to Republicans in the 2026 election. Polls suggest that’s a greater danger for the GOP than the possibility that Democrats will add a big cache of new votes... “When both parties are viewed negatively, you are probably going not to see a lot of new voters,” said Texas-based GOP strategist Matt Mackowiak, with a view widely shared on both sides. Instead, this year’s result could turn on which side suffers greater falloff among the voters who backed it in 2024. And all signs so far indicate that Republicans now face the... CNN https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/4384142/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:35:25 GMT