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GOP on defense as Democrats expand midterm battleground

Republicans spend heavily to hold territory as Trump and Vance campaign in previously secure red areas.

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What to know

  • With fewer than three weeks to Election Day, Republicans are on defense across an unusually wide electoral map, forcing Trump and Vance to campaign in districts they expected to hold easily.
  • Democrats are expanding their target territory by capitalizing on Trump's weak approval ratings and economic concerns following the Iran war.
  • The GOP is deploying hundreds of millions in spending to prop up struggling candidates and prevent a Democratic takeover of Congress.

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GOP on defense as Democrats expand midterm battleground
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    Democrats capitalize on Trump approval weakness and Iran war economic concerns

    Democrats are working to capitalize on Trump's weak approval ratings and economic concerns in the wake of the war in Iran, expanding their target map into more Republican-leaning territory.

    “Democrats, working to capitalize on Trump's weak approval ratings and economic concerns in the wake of the war in Iran, have expanded their target map into more Republican-leaning territory.”
    — Wall Street Journal
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  2. background

    WSJ reports GOP anxiety as Democrats expand electoral map — The Wall Street Journal reports that Republicans are playing defense on an expanding electoral map with less than three weeks until the midterms. Deep-pocketed GOP groups are attempting to push struggling candidates over the finish line while President Trump and Vice President JD Vance campaign in red areas that previously seemed virtually unassailable.