The GOP could see themselves pull away from Donald Trump ahead of the midterms as Republicans brace for an election blowout.
Some representatives could shy away from tying themselves so closely to the president in the run-up to 2026’s election cycle. The New Republic’s Amanda Litman suggested the “addled and broken” view of Trump at present will be enough for some Republican reps to distance themselves from the president.
Calling Trump a “politically toxic” candidate who now serves as “a lame duck” to the GOP, Litman suggested those seeking re-election could campaign more on themselves and other values of the Republican party than tying themselves to Trump and the MAGA support base.
She said, “I think they have thoroughly owned themselves going into next year. Now, I also think Trump’s brain is just Jell-O coming out of his ears. He has no idea where he is or what’s happening. That man is so sleepy and so addled and so broken.”
“And it’s a bummer, to put it lightly, that his sycophants can’t seem to stand up to him. Although I expect we will start to see more Republicans, both in Congress and across the country, breaking with him as they realize he is both politically toxic and a lame duck.”
It may be too little, too late, Litman says, as the “blue wave” expected for next year could already have momentum behind it that would wipe the floor with the GOP. She further added, “To take a bunch of Trump-plus-20 districts and dilute them with formerly Harris-plus-15-type places, you’re going to have to make them a little bit less Republican.”
“And in maybe a normal election they’d still be safe, but with a blue wave like we could see happening next year—and, I hope, good candidates who can really inspire voters to show up and make the case, particularly about affordability—I think they are straight-up screwed,” the analyst wrote.
Her comments come as Matt Van Epps praised Trump in his Tennessee victory speech. Though Epps would win the election, the swing from Republican to Democrat was notable, with just nine points separating the Republican incumbent and Democrat candidate Aftyn Behn.
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