Congressional Republicans are sounding the alarm over the next year’s midterm elections, with concerns growing that Democrats could be on track for a major victory next November.

Polling data shows that a bipartisan majority disapprove of President Donald Trump‘s performance in his second term. In similar polls, generic Democrats have a five-point edge over Republicans on a hypothetical congressional ballot for 2026. Coupled with some high-profile defections and resignations, the data has conservatives gnashing their teeth.

“If we are where we are today in the beginning of the second quarter [of 2026], then I think we’re in for a really rough time in November,” retiring Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. told The Hill. “We have plenty of time to address it, but if we don’t get health care policy r

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