Bannon Predicts GOP Senate Loss in Midterms
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- Steve Bannon predicted on his Thursday "War Room" podcast that the GOP "is going to lose the Senate" in the November midterm elections
- Bannon said he has witnessed a "deflation in excitement" from GOP voters, arguing the contests have become "a showdown" and that no grassroots leaders are excited about door-to-door canvassing
- Bannon criticized the Republican Party's reliance on "old-school" TV advertising, saying it "does not work," and pointed to Texas and Virginia as proof that new strategies can deliver victories
- Bannon cited the Texas Senate primary — in which Trump-backed Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn — as evidence, calling the millions spent on that race money "burned in Texas"
- Bannon told the GOP establishment to "put their freaking pencils down" in North Carolina, Maine, Ohio, and Michigan, saying it may be "just as bad having Democrats in charge," effectively conceding those races
- Bannon framed the fall as a referendum that requires grassroots engagement the party has failed to generate, warning GOP leadership that "there's been a new day" they haven't recognized
Why it matters: Bannon, a far-right figure with deep grassroots reach and a direct line to Trump's base, is publicly breaking with the GOP establishment and effectively giving the party permission to surrender key Senate races in North Carolina, Maine, Ohio, and Michigan. By declaring the Senate already lost and blaming leadership's spending and strategy, he converts a private anxiety into a public self-fulfilling prophecy that could sap fundraising and volunteer energy before November.
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