Republicans Fear Midterm Catastrophe Thanks to Trump

Ranking members of the Republican Party have apparently worked themselves into a hysteria over secret polls that show them at serious risk of losing both the House and Senate in upcoming midterms.

Insiders told Axios on Friday they’ve seen private surveys that suggest increasingly competitive races for the Senate in even conservative states like Iowa, Alaska, and Ohio, as well as established battlegrounds like North Caroline, Maine, and Michigan.

“A year ago, I would have told you we were almost guaranteed to win the Senate,” one strategist told the outlet. “Today, I would have to tell you it’s far less certain.”

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