{"id":2508460,"date":"2025-11-09T10:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T15:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republican-says-party-going-to-get-killed-in-2026-elections\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T10:15:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T15:15:32","slug":"house-republican-says-party-going-to-get-killed-in-2026-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republican-says-party-going-to-get-killed-in-2026-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republican says party &#8216;going to get killed&#8217; in 2026 elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republican-says-party-going-to-get-killed-in-2026-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2508460&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep.Jeff van Drew (R-NJ) has warned that the Republican Party faces a arduous midterm election unless it effectively addresses healthcare issues affecting voters. Speaking on Fox Buisness,Van Drew criticized current Democratic proposals related to Obamacare,arguing they primarily subsidize insurance companies and lead to rising premiums.He emphasized the moral and political necessity of creating a comprehensive replacement for Obamacare to help those struggling with healthcare costs. despite believing Republicans are on the right side, Van Drew stressed the need for smarter political strategies to compete against Democrats, who have recently seen electoral successes in New Jersey, including the election of Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-fbi-finding-no-evidence-members-of-congress-in-contact-with-capitol-rioters-during-attack\/\" title=\"...ort: FBI Finding No Evidence Members Of Congress In Contact With Capitol Rioters During Attack\">mikie sherrill<\/a> and control of the state General Assembly.The article also notes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-members-wont-take-pay-during-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"Congress members won&#039;t take pay during ...\">ongoing government shutdown<\/a> and the debate over <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >extending enhanced premium tax credits<\/a> that were increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with potential meaningful impacts on insurance coverage and government spending.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Republican says party &lsquo;going to get killed&rsquo; in midterm elections<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2392505\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) foreshadowed bleak <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3855354\/democratic-young-primary-challengers-strong-fundraising\/\">midterm elections<\/a> for the Republican Party unless its members can address those struggling with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3873514\/bipartisan-house-group-floats-compromise-obamacare-subsidy-extension-government-shutdown\/\">healthcare<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Van Drew expressed his desire to draft a &ldquo;solid, thorough replacement for what is terrible Obamacare&rdquo; on Fox Business&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/shows\/maria-bartiromos-wall-street\"><em>Maria Bartiromo&rsquo;s Wall Street<\/em><\/a>  on Saturday. The current <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/faith-freedom-self-reliance\/3872362\/expiring-subsidies-arent-to-blame-for-premium-hikes\/\">plan proposed by Senate Democrats<\/a> was criticized by Van Drew because it has &ldquo;just been subsidizing insurance companies.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3879555\/mikie-sherrill-win-new-jersey-house-seat-replacement-could-take-a-while\/\">Mikie Sherrill win kicks off process to replace her in House &mdash; here&#8217;s why it could take a while<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3879360\/republicans-risk-democrats-being-rewarded-government-shutdown-negotiating-byron-york\/\">Republicans risk Democrats being rewarded for government shutdown by negotiating: Byron York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3878495\/johnson-says-he-is-aware-of-the-optics-of-ice-in-the-streets\/\">Johnson says he is &#8216;aware of the optics&#8217; of ICE in the streets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;In the short term, people are getting the renewal notices, their premiums are doubling, so I&rsquo;m saying we need to deal with that now because otherwise, No. 1, it is the right thing to do just morally, No. 2, we&rsquo;re gonna get killed,&rdquo; Van Drew said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have to win the midterms, and it&rsquo;s going to be a hard thing to do. If people are just struggling with their healthcare, it&rsquo;s not going to help us,&rdquo; Van Drew added. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to win. I believe we&rsquo;re going to win. I do because we&rsquo;re on the right side. But we gotta put our thinking caps on. The Democrats are smart at politics. We have to be smarter; that&rsquo;s the bottom line.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3225712&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=d7290b0e391d2e3c82e9f5b54433eb5e\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In Van Drew&rsquo;s state of New Jersey, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3873467\/jack-ciattarelli-mikie-sherrill-new-jersey-governor-election\/\">voters elected Rep. Mikie Sherrill<\/a> (D-NJ) over the Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli. The Democratic Party also maintained control of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3876184\/democrats-2025-election-victories-big-and-small-races\/\">state General Assembly<\/a>, with 49 seats called for Democrats and 19 seats for Republicans.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3879598\/republicans-must-nuke-filibuster-now-democrats-will-trump-warns\/\"><strong>REPUBLICANS MUST NUKE FILIBUSTER NOW OR DEMOCRATS WILL DO IT WHEN THEY REGAIN POWER, TRUMP WARNS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-york-predicts-democrats-will-lose-in-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"Byron York predicts ... will lose in ...\">premium tax credits initially drafted<\/a> under the Affordable Care Act were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/2626135\/dont-be-fooled-by-bidens-victory-lap-on-obamacare\/\">enhanced under the Biden administration amid the coronavirus pandemic<\/a>. A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3480412\/house-gop-weighs-save-obamacare-tax-credits\/\">Congressional Budget Office<\/a> report said that permanently extending the enhanced credits would cost the government $383 billion. However, if they permanently expire, the number of people without health insurance would rise by an average of 3.8 million annually by 2034.<\/p>\n<p>As of Saturday, the government has been shut down for 40 days. The Senate has attempted 15 votes to fund the government in order to open it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP&#8217;s Van Drew warns party faces midterm losses without healthcare fix<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2508461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Jeff-Van-Drew-scaled-e1762700263561.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42974,44419,66746,66745,32085],"class_list":["post-2508460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2026-elections","tag-election-predictions","tag-gop-challenges","tag-house-politics","tag-republican-party"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Jeff-Van-Drew-scaled-e1762700263561.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2508460"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2508464,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508460\/revisions\/2508464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2508461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2508460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2508460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2508460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}