Republican candidates and lawmakers are publicly breaking with President Trump over the Iran war as voter support drops and high gas prices fuel resentment. The conflict, nearly seven months old by September 24, 2026, is becoming a liability for GOP candidates facing midterm elections six weeks away.
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I hope Republican voters realize these GOP politicians who are dropping in the polls six weeks before midterms are only temporarily turning on Trump out of desperation. They will go right back to supporting everything he does if they are re-elected. The push from key congressional candidates to end the war illustrates the growing GOP angst around a conflict that is deeply unpopular.
www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-ca... President Donald Trump is losing support for the Iran war among his own base as gas prices soar and U.S. service members die.
A growing number of GOP candidates and lawmakers are pushing for an end to the President's Iran war, while polls show Republican voters' support for the conflict dropping.
Republican support for the war in Iran is dropping as Senate GOP candidates speak out against it and voters increasingly blame high gas prices on the nearly seven-month conflict. Growing public opposition among even Republican voters has put incumbents such as Sens. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Pete Ricketts...