GOP Panic Explodes as Voter Revolt Hits Trump Country

Evelyn Hockstein / REUTERS Republicans in deep red states are all hands on deck.

As the midterms loom on Nov.

3, campaign teams are frantically digging into the GOP war chest to shore up seats that would usually be regarded as safe.

The elections, in just six weeks , are expected to be a referendum on the president and the first 20 months of his second term, which have seen him start a new war, tank the economy, worsen the affordability crisis, and crash his approval ratings to historic lows.

As a result, party campaign bosses are scrambling to shore up districts Trump won comfortably just two years ago, Politico reports.

It claims this involves pumping cash into House races beyond the few dozen battlegrounds normally considered tight, including heartland areas.

The outlet reports that deep-red districts Trump won by double digits in 2024 have now seen $110 million in advertising bookings from Republicans since Aug.1.

Its analysis found that since that point, two-thirds of House advertising spending has gone to seats held by GOP incumbents.

The Midwest, meanwhile, is struggling under the weight of Trump’s global tariff strategy.

Trump swept to the White House promising to make folks feel better off.

However, soaring prices at the pump and in the grocery store have made many feel that their wallets are getting lighter, not heavier.

Perhaps as a reaction to this, the GOP is going hard on keeping Ohio GOP Sen.

Jon Husted in place.

Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, are also going all-in on the campaign trail.