Blue-leaning state emerges as top GOP trouble spot as Senate campaign chief sounds midterm alarm
This is performative politics again.
The Senate Republican campaign chair has a stark warning for his party as the GOP defends its 53-47 majority in the chamber in this year's midterm elections.
National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chair Tim Scott pointed to a ballot box deficit the GOP's facing in a new Fox News national poll, saying it could impact specific Senate races this year.
And Scott said the toughest challenge may be in Maine, where longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins is running for re-election in the blue-leaning northern New England state.
The straight talk from Scott, which came at a closed-door meeting Tuesday with fellow GOP senators, comes as Republicans, as the party in power in the nation's capital, face traditional political headwinds in the midterms. But the GOP is also facing a rough political climate, with President Donald Trump's approval ratings remaining underwater while Democrats are energized as they work to win back the House majority and possibly recapture the Senate.
CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLL IN THE 2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Scott, in his briefing, pointed to the Democrats' six-point margin over Republicans on the generic ballot — which asks respondents whether they'd back the Democrat or Republican candidate in their congressional district without mentioning specific candidate names — in the latest Fox News national poll. Scott's briefing was first reported by Axios and confirmed by Fox News Digital.
Maine, which Scott pointed to, and battleground North Carolina, where Republicans are defending an open seat in the race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, are the Democrats' top two targets in the 2026 election cycle.
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"The Democrats are targeting a number of our incumbents. And so we've got some races that are going to be expensive and hard fought in places like Maine and North Carolina," Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters following the NRSC briefing.
But Thune added, "We feel really good about... where our Senate races are." And he emphasized that "incumbents in our conference are seasoned veterans who will outwork any of their opponents."
The Fox News poll was the latest national survey to give Republicans pause.
More than half (54%) surveyed in the poll, which was conducted Jan. 23–26, said the nation was worse off than it was a year ago, when Trump took office, with only 31% saying the U.S. was in a better position. And only three in 10 said the economy was in excellent or good shape.
The Democrats' brand image remains in negative …
This is performative politics again.
The Senate Republican campaign chair has a stark warning for his party as the GOP defends its 53-47 majority in the chamber in this year's midterm elections.
National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chair Tim Scott pointed to a ballot box deficit the GOP's facing in a new Fox News national poll, saying it could impact specific Senate races this year.
And Scott said the toughest challenge may be in Maine, where longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins is running for re-election in the blue-leaning northern New England state.
The straight talk from Scott, which came at a closed-door meeting Tuesday with fellow GOP senators, comes as Republicans, as the party in power in the nation's capital, face traditional political headwinds in the midterms. But the GOP is also facing a rough political climate, with President Donald Trump's approval ratings remaining underwater while Democrats are energized as they work to win back the House majority and possibly recapture the Senate.
CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLL IN THE 2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Scott, in his briefing, pointed to the Democrats' six-point margin over Republicans on the generic ballot — which asks respondents whether they'd back the Democrat or Republican candidate in their congressional district without mentioning specific candidate names — in the latest Fox News national poll. Scott's briefing was first reported by Axios and confirmed by Fox News Digital.
Maine, which Scott pointed to, and battleground North Carolina, where Republicans are defending an open seat in the race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, are the Democrats' top two targets in the 2026 election cycle.
REPUBLICAN WAKE-UP CALL: SPECIAL ELECTION SHOCKER HIGHLIGHTS GOP TURNOUT ISSUES
"The Democrats are targeting a number of our incumbents. And so we've got some races that are going to be expensive and hard fought in places like Maine and North Carolina," Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters following the NRSC briefing.
But Thune added, "We feel really good about... where our Senate races are." And he emphasized that "incumbents in our conference are seasoned veterans who will outwork any of their opponents."
The Fox News poll was the latest national survey to give Republicans pause.
More than half (54%) surveyed in the poll, which was conducted Jan. 23–26, said the nation was worse off than it was a year ago, when Trump took office, with only 31% saying the U.S. was in a better position. And only three in 10 said the economy was in excellent or good shape.
The Democrats' brand image remains in negative …
Blue-leaning state emerges as top GOP trouble spot as Senate campaign chief sounds midterm alarm
This is performative politics again.
The Senate Republican campaign chair has a stark warning for his party as the GOP defends its 53-47 majority in the chamber in this year's midterm elections.
National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chair Tim Scott pointed to a ballot box deficit the GOP's facing in a new Fox News national poll, saying it could impact specific Senate races this year.
And Scott said the toughest challenge may be in Maine, where longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins is running for re-election in the blue-leaning northern New England state.
The straight talk from Scott, which came at a closed-door meeting Tuesday with fellow GOP senators, comes as Republicans, as the party in power in the nation's capital, face traditional political headwinds in the midterms. But the GOP is also facing a rough political climate, with President Donald Trump's approval ratings remaining underwater while Democrats are energized as they work to win back the House majority and possibly recapture the Senate.
CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLL IN THE 2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Scott, in his briefing, pointed to the Democrats' six-point margin over Republicans on the generic ballot — which asks respondents whether they'd back the Democrat or Republican candidate in their congressional district without mentioning specific candidate names — in the latest Fox News national poll. Scott's briefing was first reported by Axios and confirmed by Fox News Digital.
Maine, which Scott pointed to, and battleground North Carolina, where Republicans are defending an open seat in the race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, are the Democrats' top two targets in the 2026 election cycle.
REPUBLICAN WAKE-UP CALL: SPECIAL ELECTION SHOCKER HIGHLIGHTS GOP TURNOUT ISSUES
"The Democrats are targeting a number of our incumbents. And so we've got some races that are going to be expensive and hard fought in places like Maine and North Carolina," Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters following the NRSC briefing.
But Thune added, "We feel really good about... where our Senate races are." And he emphasized that "incumbents in our conference are seasoned veterans who will outwork any of their opponents."
The Fox News poll was the latest national survey to give Republicans pause.
More than half (54%) surveyed in the poll, which was conducted Jan. 23–26, said the nation was worse off than it was a year ago, when Trump took office, with only 31% saying the U.S. was in a better position. And only three in 10 said the economy was in excellent or good shape.
The Democrats' brand image remains in negative …
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