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GOP scrambles to slow the bleeding as voters in Trump states revolt

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According to many polls, Democratic candidates are performing surprisingly well in states that Donald Trump won in 2024 — including Texas, Iowa, Kansas, Alaska and Ohio. And GOP strategists, Politico reports, are taking this Democratic surge seriously . In Politico, Meredith Lee Hill, Erin Doherty, Jessica Piper and Andrew Howard explain, "Republicans are playing defense deep in their own territory as voter anger over price hikes puts more House and Senate seats in play in the midterms. New rounds of big spending, visits from Trump administration officials and private conversations among top GOP officials overseeing the battle for control of Congress reveal a party rushing to shore up red seats and states President Donald Trump won handily in 2024." The Politico reporters continue, "In the House, the fight has expanded far outside the few-dozen seats considered the most competitive as Republicans start to unleash their massive war chest: Since August 1, more than $110 million in ad boo