The head of the Republican National Committee is not mincing words about his party's odds in the 2026 midterm elections.

“We are facing almost certain defeat," RNC Chair Joe Gruters said on a recent radio show.

“The chances are Republicans will go down and will go down hard," Gruters said in another radio show appearance.

"This is an absolute disaster. No matter what party is in power, they usually get crushed in the midterms," Gruters said on yet a third radio program—audio of which was on an RNC Soundcloud account but has since been removed after The Bulwark reported Gruters' doomsday remarks.

Of course, we agree with Gruters' assessment.

Democrats have overperformed in elections across the country in recent weeks. They have even flipped seats in areas Trump won by double digits in

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