Republicans Admit They Are Terrified of an Obama ‘Takeover’

Pablo Martinez Monsivais / via REUTERS Republicans are freaking out about the possibility of a Barack Obama “takeover” in the midterms.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee has blasted out an email to its supporters with the subject line “Obama plots Senate takeover,” warning conservatives to “brace” themselves for what is to come.

The message, obtained by the progressive outlet Crooks&Liars , went on to make a damning admission about the state of the Republican Party ahead of what is expected to be a GOP bloodbath on Election Day.

“It was long believed there was no possible chance Democrats could flip FOUR SEATS in order to seize the President’s Senate Majority,” the NRSC wrote.

“But alas, here we are in the final stretch of the election with Obama betting EVERYTHING on flipping the Senate.” The committee singled out an NBC News report with the headline, “Obama boosts Senate Democrats with October fundraiser.” The fundraiser, held Wednesday, was for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

The panicked email went on to say that Obama is looking to deliver “a knockout punch” to President Donald Trump, warning that he was even “meeting with his handpicked Democratic Speaker of the House” in September.

“Republicans are DOWN BY 8% in midterm polling,” the email continued, without citing a specific survey.

“Without your support, we will LOSE BIG!” The Cook Political Report lists seven Senate races as toss-ups: Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, and Texas.

Beyond the toss-ups, Democrats are now outright favored in North Carolina and Georgia, two states Trump carried in 2024, and in New Hampshire, which was once viewed as a toss-up.

Obama has ramped up his political campaigning in recent weeks.

Most recently, he threw his support behind Troy Jackson in the Maine Senate race, giving the Democratic nominee a boost as he hopes to oust longtime Republican Sen.

Susan Collins—a seat Republicans desperately need to hold.

The former president has also ramped up mentoring candidates in key races elsewhere, including traveling to stump for Democratic Senate hopefuls James Talarico in Texas and Josh Turek in Iowa.

Obama’s team says he has also recorded ads for two dozen other candidates across the country that are expected to air this month.