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Former RNC chair shreds party and predicts Democratic win: ‘We’re talking about Kansas’

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Rascius, B. (2026, October 28). Former RNC chair shreds party and predicts Democratic win: ‘We’re talking about Kansas’. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/midterm-elections-republicans-ronna-mcdaniel-b3075029.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-10-28 · by Brendan Rascius

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Ronna McDaniel, former chair of the Republican National Committee, criticized the party’s midterm election strategy during a CBS News interview on Tuesday, predicting that Democrats will win control of the House. She noted unexpected spending in traditionally safe states like Texas and pointed to President Trump's focus on states with competitive races as signs of an unfavorable map for Republicans. McDaniel estimates Republicans could maintain Senate control but faces significant challenges due to voter dissatisfaction over issues such as cost-of-living increases and the Iran war.
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Ronna McDaniel, former chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC), criticized the GOP's midterm election strategy and predicted Democrats would take control of the House in November. Speaking on CBS News one week before Election Day, she noted that President Donald Trump had been campaigning in states like South Carolina and Mississippi only because polls showed those races were competitive. McDaniel questioned why Trump hadn't campaigned more extensively in Texas, a traditionally Republican stronghold, suggesting that without significant data points indicating vulnerability there, the president's absence highlighted concerns about GOP competitiveness. Polls indicated voter frustration with issues such as cost of living and the Iran war could result in severe losses for Republicans amid an unexpectedly tough electoral map.

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🔮 As millions of Americans headed to the polls on Election Day, President Donald Trump announced he was switching off Fox News because he could not bear to hear a female host’s voice.
🔮 Her attorney, Peter Ticktin, separately told MSNOW that Trump should be ready to “enter an emergency order that basically would be tantamount to martial law.”
🔮 “As you may have seen, our Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Abdul, said I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away, and he's right,” Stevens said.
🔮 “If there were, he or she would denounce this racism.
🔮 “Why would you ask such a stupid question?” Trump snapped back, indicating that the reporter was from The New York Times.
🔮 “That is the most intelligent group on Earth, the ‘about 1 percent,’ the one percent that will not answer polls.”
🔮 The Trump administration has also sought to intervene in other states ahead of the midterms, requesting that California set aside about 20,000 ballots it alleges may belong to non-citizen voters.
🔮 The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Saturday, is the latest challenge to the planned 250-foot monument, set to be erected in Memorial Circle on the banks of the Potomac River.
🔮 “I would say that's a lot,” a NORAD spokesperson said during a media briefing earlier this month.
🔮 Nearly 50 million Americans have already voted, and early voting has already outpaced the rate of the 2022 midterm elections Changes to Trump’s campaign schedule this weekend followed a brief cancelation of rallies in Kansas and Iowa, though and the president will now rally in those states on Sunday after GOP officials pulled the plug on the in-person events. “You know what the reason is?
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How many times has he been to Texas?” In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has campaigned repeatedly in GOP strongholds, including Texas, where Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton is locked in a tight race with Democrat James Talarico.
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🔮 Log in Ronna McDaniel, a former chair of the Republican National Committee, criticized the GOP’s midterm election strategy and predicted that Democrats would take control of the House come November.

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Log in Ronna McDaniel, a former chair of the Republican National Committee, criticized the GOP’s midterm election strategy and predicted that Democrats would take control of the House come November. asserted
Democrats → log → House
McDaniel made the remarks during an interview with CBS News Tuesday, one week out from Election Day. asserted
McDaniel → make → Day
Polls indicate Republicans could suffer severe losses amid voter frustration on the cost of living and the Iran war. uncertain
Republicans → indicate → living
“It’s an unexpectedly tough map,” CBS News host Major Garrett said. asserted
Garrett → ’ → ?
“This map, six months ago, was viewed by most Republicans I talked to as kind of favorable, and kind of a layup. asserted
I → view → Republicans
“Totally,” McDaniel replied. asserted
McDaniel → reply → ?
“I mean, the fact that we’re talking about Kansas, the fact the president’s been in South Carolina and Mississippi, I know for a fact, you’re not in these states unless there’s a data point that’s driving him to spend time in those states. asserted
that → mean → states
How many times has he been to Texas?” In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has campaigned repeatedly in GOP strongholds, including Texas, where Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton is locked in a tight race with Democrat James Talarico. asserted
Paxton → campaign → Talarico
The president has also traveled to Kansas, where Republican Senator Roger Marshall is seeing a strong challenge from Democrat Adam Hamilton. asserted
Marshall → travel → Hamilton
The GOP has poured vast sums of money into traditionally safe states, spending upwards of $230 million in Texas alone, making it one of the most expensive non-presidential races in history, according to AdImpact. uncertain
it → pour → AdImpact
“I mean, we shouldn’t be spending $200 million or $300 million in Texas to defend a Senate candidate,” McDaniel, RNC chair from 2017 to 2024, said. asserted
McDaniel → mean → 2024
As to her predictions for Election Day, McDaniel said she expects Democrats to overtake the GOP’s slim majority in the House. asserted
Democrats → say → House
“I think the House, with the three seats that the Dems need to pick up, is probably gonna go to the Democrats,” she said. asserted
she → think → Democrats
She noted that redistricting efforts earlier in Trump’s term have made “a 50-seat wave” unlikely. asserted
wave → note → term
“I think Republicans could keep the Senate, but it is a tough environment out there,” she added. uncertain
she → think → Senate
But certainly the map has expanded, and Democrats are feeling bullish.” asserted
Democrats → expand → ?
Historically, the president’s party tends to lose congressional seats in midterm elections, though the size of those losses varies. asserted
size → tend → losses
In 2022, when Joe Biden was president, Republicans narrowly won the House, while Democrats kept the Senate. asserted
Democrats → win → Senate
In 2006, when George W. Bush was in the White House, Republicans lost their majorities in both the House and the Senate after public backlash over the Iraq war. asserted
Republicans → lose → war
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