GOP lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned over signs the 2026 midterm elections could be a wipeout for Republicans that could cost them control of the House and shave down their Senate majority by two or three seats.

There’s growing anxiety in the Senate and House GOP conferences that Trump’s sinking approval rating will create a headwind in swing states and districts.

But GOP lawmakers say they still have time to improve their party’s image before next November.

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      8 hours ago

      The system is fine, the cap is too small, but that could be fixed, and much more easily than making a new system.

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        The system is extremely flawed and the cap made it more broken. Winner take all in almost every state makes it actively detrimental to the majority of voters.