GOP cracks widen over Iran war as vulnerable candidates break with Trump, demand its end

Vulnerable Republicans running for their political lives have, for months, kept quiet or sided with President Donald Trump on the war in Iran.

But as costs rise and voters pepper them with questions on the campaign trail about when the fighting will end, some are changing their tune and breaking with Trump, arguing the war must end to lower prices — including lawmakers who previously voted to continue the conflict in the Middle East.

Rep.

Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, former Rep.

Mike Rogers, R-Mich., and Sen.

Jon Husted, R-Ohio, are all running in toss-up races that will define the balance of power in the Senate.

TRUMP-BACKED IOWA US SENATE HOPEFUL SAYS IRAN WAR MUST 'BE BROUGHT TO A SUCCESSFUL AND IMMEDIATE END' Hinson, whose agriculture-heavy state is getting hit with high diesel costs, argued that lawmakers needed to suspend the gas tax, pause diesel exports, "unleash E-15 everywhere we can," reinstate biodiesel tax credits and create a diesel relief program.

"These actions to lower costs are needed ASAP, and the war needs to be brought to a successful and immediate end," Hinson said.

Her race against Iowa state Rep.

Josh Turek is listed as a toss-up, according to the Cook Political Report.

Hinson, however, has voted against every war powers resolution offered in the House.

Notably, she voted against the successful war powers resolution when seven House Republicans, including two other Republican members of the Iowa House delegation, voted for it.

FOX NEWS POLL: 71% THINK TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LACKS PLAN TO END IRAN WAR Rogers has been out of Congress since 2015, but is running in one of the most-watched toss-up races this cycle against Abdul El-Sayed, where Republicans hope to flip a state that eluded them when Trump ran for his second term two years ago.

Shortly after Hinson’s shift in position, he released an ad echoing an immediate end to the war.