#2026-midterms

#2026-midterms

Republican leaders in North Carolina said they will redraw their state's congressional maps to add another Republican seat, becoming the latest in a growing list of states conducting mid-decade gerrymandering to favor one party before the 2026 midterms. Legislative leaders in the southern state said they would use an October legislative session to block the efforts of blue state Democrats to take control of Congress from Republicans after Donald Trump had called on state legislatures to undertake redistricting to defend their congressional majority.

For much of the past decade, Republican politics in the increasingly crucial swing state of Georgia has been dominated by two men whose relationship has been complex and fascinating: Donald Trump and Brian Kemp. Both the two-term president and the two-term governor are lame ducks who still dominate their domains like no one else. And their collision in 2020 over Trump's "stolen elections" claims, which Kemp refused to countenance, continues to have a major effect on the Georgia GOP

Some Republicans already fear inflation could cost them dearly in the 2026 midterms, warning Trump has only a few months to reset his trajectory on voters' most important issue. For a president whose credibility on the economy has always been his strongest asset, the prospect of the bottom falling out is uniquely dangerous. State of play: Trump's approval rating on inflation and cost of living currently sits at -24, nearing Biden's lows during the peak of the 2022-23 price surge.

President Donald Trump has pushed for the map to help the GOP maintain its slim majority in Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. It has five new districts that would favor Republicans. Abbott, a Republican, is expected to quickly sign it into law, though Democrats have vowed to challenge it in court. The effort by Trump and Texas' Republican-majority Legislature prompted state Democrats to hold a two-week walkout and kicked off a wave of redistricting efforts across the country.

Trump's strategies are centered on maintaining a Republican trifecta until the end of his term, focusing on both Congress and the implications for 2026 midterms.

Carville believes New Jersey and Virginia will be Democratic blowouts in the next elections and that Trump's policies will cost Republicans votes, leading to a massive defeat.

"Musk has suggested in X posts that he would unseat politicians who backed Trump's budget bill in the 2026 midterms."