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Iran war threatens to blunt GOP turnout in midterm battlegrounds

The Hill
July 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Iran war threatens to blunt GOP turnout in midterm battlegrounds

The escalating war with Iran is threatening to depress Republican turnout ahead of the midterms, as new polling shows President Trump’s MAGA base increasingly turned off by the conflict.  The war has consistently polled poorly among Americans broadly, and a new survey suggests the war could be turning off Trump’s MAGA base specifically, which Republicans…

The escalating war with Iran is threatening to depress Republican turnout ahead of the midterms, as new polling shows President Trump’s MAGA base increasingly turned off by the conflict.  The war has consistently polled poorly among Americans broadly, and a new survey suggests the war could be turning off Trump’s MAGA base specifically, which Republicans…