{"id":2645759,"date":"2026-08-16T12:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T16:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-things-republicans-have-going-for-them-headed-into-the-midterms\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T12:59:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T16:59:05","slug":"five-things-republicans-have-going-for-them-headed-into-the-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-things-republicans-have-going-for-them-headed-into-the-midterms\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things Republicans Have Going for Them Headed into the Midterms"},"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%2Ffive-things-republicans-have-going-for-them-headed-into-the-midterms%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=2645759&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>This webpage features a &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button that, when clicked, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-says-rfk-jr-probably-would-have-a-role-in-his-administration\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Says RFK Jr. \u2018Probably Would\u2019 Have A Role In His Administration\">reveals additional content related<\/a> to the upcoming midterm elections in the United States. The expanded section discusses the current political landscape, emphasizing that despite media narratives suggesting imminent Republican defeat, there are several factors giving the GOP an unexpected advantage. These include record-breaking fundraising by House Speaker Mike Johnson, a significant GOP cash advantage over Democrats, and strategic involvement by influential figures like Elon Musk. <\/p>\n<p>The article highlights recent polling trends showing the GOP closing the gap with Democrats and underscores the importance of turnout,especially amidst recent redistricting that favors Republican candidates. It also warns about the rising influence of radical left-wing candidates and their extreme proposals, which could jeopardize Democrat chances in various districts. <\/p>\n<p>while the political surroundings remains volatile, the piece stresses that control of Congress will likely depend on a handful of key races and voter engagement, urging supporters to pray and stay active in the final months before the election.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>To hear the mainstream media tell it, the November elections are just a formality. Republicans, bogged down by the economy, Donald Trump\u2019s sagging approval ratings, the Iran war, and their base\u2019s general malaise, don\u2019t stand a chance, they insist. But the Left\u2019s echo chamber \u2014 while correct on the historical trends for the party in power \u2014 has one goal, and one goal only: deflate the Right at all costs. But is the GOP\u2019s obituary already written, or is there hope of a conservative comeback? Here are five areas where the president\u2019s party might have an unexpected edge.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">One of the things that surprised House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) most about his new job in 2023 was the amount of time he was expected to devote to raising money. At one point, Punchbowl News <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/house\/mike-johnson-nearly-one-year-as-speaker\/\">reported<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">, the Louisianan balked at the duty, declaring that the Founding Fathers \u201cdidn\u2019t intend for the speaker of the House to be the primary fundraiser of the party.\u201d But, as reporter Jake Sherman pointed out, \u201c[T]hey also couldn\u2019t have foreseen that the House would be a billion-dollar battleground every two years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Whether or not he wanted to do it, this speaker has more than excelled at it \u2014 smashing records for the GOP and building an impressive war chest heading into the bloodiest battle he\u2019s experienced at the helm. By 2025, he\u2019d even set a Republican high-water mark, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeJohnson\/status\/2019455869306519787?lang=en\">the most ever raised by a speaker in a single year<\/a>. Facing strong headwinds, the Louisianan\u2019s shocking talent for raking in cash will be a major comfort to his vulnerable members. Between April and June of this year, he socked away another $19.1 million for a total of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/politics\/house-speaker-mike-johnson\/2026\/07\/15\/id\/1262904\/\">more than $135 million<\/a>during this election cycle. A half-million of that has gone to two dozen \u201cbattleground incumbents,\u201d and his sidekick, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), has pumped $55 million into the chamber\u2019s coffers.<\/p>\n<p>Even The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/22\/gop-retains-cash-lead-ahead-midterms-democrats-narrowed-gap\/\">admits<\/a> that the Republican Party has \u201ca lopsided cash advantage\u201d down the home stretch, thanks in part to the movement\u2019s super PACs. Right now, the GOP is sitting on a $300 million-plus advantage over their Democratic counterparts, Axios reports, \u201cand that doesn\u2019t include the $400 million sitting in Trump\u2019s MAGA Inc. super PAC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Add that to Elon Musk\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/29\/musk-pac-midterm-election\">latest announcement<\/a> that he\u2019s getting off the sidelines to help the GOP in the midterms, and Republicans are almost certainly striking fear into Democratic headquarters. The billionaire\u2019s financial backing in 2024 \u2014 a whopping $260 million \u2014 was a huge reason for the party\u2019s success. This time around, his America PAC will focus on \u201cdoor-knocking, digital advertising and direct mail aimed at turning out the conservative base, including voters who typically are less inclined to cast ballots in a non-presidential election year,\u201d Musk\u2019s team explained. \u201cBy focusing on voter turnout,\u201d Axios notes, \u201cMusk\u2019s group will allow other GOP groups to gear their efforts toward TV ads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The landscape has looked incredibly bleak for Trump\u2019s party these last few months, but that picture is slowly changing, experts say. Despite the perfect storm of issues plaguing the GOP, Americans are gradually inching back into the conservative camp. In the generic ballot contest, which is a great indicator of midterm success, Republicans have been down as many as 10 points. They\u2019ve cut into the Democrats\u2019 lead by as many as five to seven points, according to both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/just-one-three-americans-back-iran-war-most-unsure-trumps-goals-reutersipsos-2026-07-27\/\">Reuters\/Ipsos<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net\/documents\/econTabReport_0t0YpHo.pdf\">Economist\/YouGov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Republicans are within two, that\u2019s a good sign,\u201d Breitbart\u2019s John Nolte <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/28\/nolte-latest-polling-gives-gop-hope-to-hold-u-s-house\/\">stresses<\/a>. \u201cAs we all know, pollsters tend to underestimate Republican turnout because most pollsters are leftists more interested in wishcasting and manipulating public opinion than reporting on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, obviously, trying to make up ground in this hostile environment isn\u2019t easy. Over at RealClearPolitics, the GOP is still trying to claw its way out of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/state-of-the-union\/generic-congressional-vote\">five-point deficit<\/a>, an unsurprising gap given the affordability crisis in America, Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LadyRedWave\/status\/2080406408785231898?s=20\">unusually<\/a> low approval rating, and the drag always felt by the majority party. \u201cThe political party in power, especially the one that holds the White House, tends to go into the midterms with a big disadvantage,\u201d Nolte warns. \u201cThe reason for this is simple: the voters who lost the White House two years earlier feel motivated to register their displeasure, while those voters who won the White House tend to be pretty satisfied with things and therefore not as motivated to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That said, the Democratic Party is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TRUTHSEEKERS111\/status\/2082118294551847377?s=20\">wildly unpopular<\/a> right now. \u201cA staggering 63% of voters now view the Democratic Party UNFAVORABLY, while just 33% still hold a favorable view. That\u2019s nearly two-thirds of the country.\u201d So we\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of unpopularity, the best gift Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) could give Republicans right now is his party\u2019s lurch toward the Democratic Socialist movement gripping the deepest blue states. Everyday voters are still picking their jaws off the floor after the DSA\u2019s radical list of goals: abolishing prisons, the presidency, U.S. Senate, the Electoral College, the Supreme Court, and ICE; public ownership of every company; single-payer medicine; a new American Constitution; and a basket of other insanely extremist demands that would burn our nation\u2019s longtime traditions to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The president and GOP leaders have seized on the Democrats\u2019 crazy train, warning that this latest alliance with the fringe Left will \u201cdestroy\u201d the country. \u201cThey\u2019re siding with the radical Left communists taking over the party,\u201d Trump emphasized. \u201c\u2026 [N]ormal socialists who can destroy a country too. They\u2019re not going fast enough. Do you remember, like, in one of my State of the Union <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/trumps-message-for-america-250-you-can-be-a-communist-or-you-can-be-a-patriot-you-cannot-be-both\">speeches<\/a>, I said, we will never be a socialist country. But I was right. We\u2019re going to be a communist country,\u201d he continued. \u201cThat\u2019s what they want. They skipped socialism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The campaign ads on the DSA\u2019s wish list alone \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2026\/07\/26\/dsa-co-chair-romer-defends-proposals-to-abolish-senate-ice-prisons\/\">which they refuse to disavow<\/a> \u2014 write themselves. Speaker Johnson, <a href=\"https:\/\/thisweekoncapitolhill.com\/house-republicans-deliver-big-on-america-first-agenda\">in a conversation<\/a> with Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, was blunt about the threat. \u201cYou and I were talking off stage a little while ago, and I said, \u2018You know, if somebody had told us even 10 years ago that on the 250th anniversary of the greatest nation in the history of the world, we would be in an open contest about whether we were going to maintain a constitutional republic or go down this dark, dangerous, deadly road to communism, [I would be shocked],\u201d he shook his head. \u201cThat is what we are facing in a midterm election. And that\u2019s why I think this midterm is unlike any other.\u201d This isn\u2019t \u201ca referendum on Donald J. Trump,\u201d Johnson insisted. \u201cIt\u2019s a referendum on Thomas Jefferson. I mean, the foundational principles of the nation are imperiled. And you have a rising number of barbarians who are coming up through the primary system in the Democrat[ic] primaries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the DSA has had a surprising amount of success in primary and mayoral elections, their appeal is only in the deepest of blue states. And the traditional Democrats know it. They\u2019re panicked by leadership\u2019s public indifference to the pendulum swing. \u201cIn Ohio, in Nebraska, and parts of Arizona, far-left candidates are just not going to win,\u201d incumbent Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/jul\/29\/swing-district-democrats-warn-far-left-candidates-purple-areas\/\">implored<\/a>. Others, like Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) echoed that concern. \u201cWe are the ones that overperform because of our ability to get moderate Republicans to support us. That\u2019s how we win in the toughest seats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson couldn\u2019t help but underscore the crisis. \u201cBy my count, we\u2019re up to, I think, 29 of these people,\u201d he told Perkins. \u201cAnd they espouse crazy, radical, un-American views. They want no borders. They want no prisons. They want to eliminate entire institutions like the U.S. Supreme Court. They want to remove the presidency. They want to pack the Supreme Court. They think the House itself should run the whole government, which, by the way, they want to assume all the power or control over production. And it\u2019s madness,\u201d he contended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a bunch of them coming up through the system,\u201d the speaker said. \u201cI will be administering the oath to people who have open disdain for the founding principles of their country. It\u2019s an unprecedented time. And so, I\u2019m telling you, people who love America and common sense have to get off of their good intentions right now and get engaged. Your neighbors, your family, your friends at church. Everybody needs to understand this one\u2019s for all the marbles. And we are not overstating that. It\u2019s not campaign rhetoric.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It feels like forever ago that Texas Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/texas-democrats-leave-the-state-in-effort-block-vote-on-redrawn-house-map-backed-by-trump\">fled the state<\/a> over the GOP\u2019s congressional map that would do away with what the Supreme Court has now affirmed\u00a0as unconstitutionally gerrymandered districts. Over the next 12 months, that redistricting battle would become a nationwide war that raged in states from coast to coast. Now, a year into the Republicans\u2019 efforts to do away with the unfair race criteria of the Voting Rights Act, they\u2019re finally reaping the rewards.<\/p>\n<p>That unique arms race, as it was coined by so many reporters, did ultimately result in a congressional map that\u2019s more favorable to Republicans heading into these midterms. Ten states have new district lines, which has radically reshaped the GOP\u2019s odds for November, Cook Political Report notes. This week, in an updated look at 2026, the highly-respected outfit released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/cook-pvi\/introducing-2026-cook-pvi-re-redistricting-yields-more-republican-less-elastic-house-map\">a report<\/a> with the caption, \u201cRe-Redistricting Yields a More Republican, Less Elastic House Map.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Cook Political Report has updated its Partisan Voter Index (PVI) scores for all ten states that redrew their lines for 2026. And although 80% of states didn\u2019t redistrict, the shift is still dramatic: the median House seat now sports a Cook PVI score of R+3, two points redder than prior to this cycle\u2019s gerrymandering arms race,\u201d they , \u201cmaking it exceedingly difficult for Democrats to win the House in anything other than a favorable political environment. In other words, even if Democrats do take back the House majority in 2026, they will be under increased pressure to retaliate in the states they control to keep it in 2028.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under these new lines, they continue, \u201cassuming both parties win all the seats where the partisan fundamentals strongly favor them (today, no House Democrat represents a seat redder than R+5 and no House Republican represents a seat bluer than D+5), Democrats would need to win 57 of the 77 seats in the D+5 to R+5 range (74%) to win the barest possible majority. Under the old lines, they would have needed to win 59 of the 87 seats in that range (68%).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adding to Jeffries\u2019s woes, \u201cMore Democratic-leaning seats became GOP-leaning than vice-versa,\u201d Cook explains. Of course, they add, \u201cNone of this is to say that Democrats are no longer favorites to take back the House in 2026; in fact, winning a chunk of seats with PVI scores of R+3, R+4 or R+5 is very realistic, even probable, in a midterm wave environment. But this cycle\u2019s redistricting race to the bottom makes Democrats\u2019 task considerably harder by lowering their ceiling for gains, and makes the House much less elastic and less responsive to the vicissitudes of the national mood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FRC Action\u2019s Matt Carpenter put it this way to The Washington Stand, \u201cHistory shows, with few exceptions, that the party out of power makes gains during midterm elections. Midterm elections almost always generate lower turnout than presidential elections, and often the base of support for the party out of power is more enthusiastic to vote than that of the majority.\u201d He adds that in recent years, \u201cthe list of truly competitive races in the House has dwindled to between 20 and 30. The result has been House majorities built on the slimmest of majorities. The 2026 midterms are shaping up to be historic \u2014 not necessarily because of any these conditions are missing \u2014 but because of the introduction of something new: the rare mid-decade redistricting battle. Republicans were able to net more safe districts for their candidates than the Democrats and have thus narrowed the path for a Democratic majority in the House, by forcing them into the position of having to basically run the table of toss-up and leans-Democrat districts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That dynamic changes things, Carpenter highlights. \u201cGiven the imbalance, to the advantage of House Republicans, in campaign spending, we could see Republicans buck history and retain the Speaker\u2019s gavel after November. To be clear, Democrats have their own advantages, their candidates are raising a lot of money, and their voters are itching to vote. But those Democratic advantages could be blunted by the party\u2019s embrace of candidates aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America promises that hurt the party\u2019s appeal in less urban, more moderate districts. The fact remains, with a little more than three months to go until election day, there is still plenty that can happen. Control of Congress is essentially a jump ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Three months is a lifetime in politics. A lot could happen \u2014 especially in the Iran war, which is the nexus of a lot of angst about the economy, the president\u2019s priorities, etc. Between now and then, the GOP plans an unprecedented midterm political convention, which could make a dent in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/26\/republican-enthusiasm-problem-hits-even-core-voters\/\">Republican base\u2019s enthusiasm<\/a> and also help outline the clear contrasts between the two parties\u2019 very different values.<\/p>\n<p>Nolte observed, \u201cThere will be a ton of news cycles between now and Election Day, along with an equal number of surprises. So we are still in Anything Can Happen Land. My primary point here is that if you only paid attention to the media, you\u2019d think the GOP had zero chance of holding on to the House,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWell, that simply is not true. That wouldn\u2019t be true regardless of the polling because Trump is the only person in the country who has a national movement behind him, and it\u2019s one of the largest political movements in American history. That matters. Turnout will win or lose the House, and Trump can turn them out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Johnson reiterated, \u201cIt\u2019s going to come down to a handful of votes in just a couple of districts. Cook Political Report currently says \u2026 on election night you should expect 212 Republican seats, 205 Democrat[ic] seats. It leaves less than 20 seats in the middle as the jump ball,\u201d the speaker summarized. \u201cSo the whole balance of Congress, I think, will come down to less than 20 seats. \u2026 We have a slight fundraising advantage over Democrats right now because people believe the stakes are so high. I\u2019m absolutely convinced God\u2019s not done with America yet. We\u2019re going to grow this House majority, and we\u2019re going to keep this thing going so we can save the greatest nation in history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, he asks for prayer. \u201cMy familiar refrain [is] we need wisdom, stamina, discernment. Probably in that order. 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