Republicans Risk Losing 1 in 5 Core Voters as Inflation Saps Midterm Enthusiasm
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 26
Republicans Risk Losing 1 in 5 Core Voters as Inflation Saps Midterm Enthusiasm
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 26
Summary
About 20% of reliable Republican voters in six battleground states could either skip November or back Democrats, according to Americans for Prosperity Action’s polling and door-knocking data.
Inflation, the economy and unmet Trump-era expectations are driving the slippage, with GOP pollsters also flagging men under 40 as especially at risk inside the party’s base.
That erosion compounds a separate turnout problem with lower-propensity Trump voters, while Washington Post-Ipsos polling shows Democrats holding a 10-point edge among voters certain to cast ballots.
Republican senators say internal gridlock and failure to pass priorities such as the Save America Act have hurt motivation, even as the RNC and White House bet Trump, a $400 million war chest and a September Texas convention can revive turnout.
The warning lands as Iowa and other competitive states show unexpected vulnerability for Republicans, underscoring how economic discontent and the Iran war could widen the party’s midterm losses.