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- John Thune said Monday the Iran war has "trumped everything else" for voters ahead of the November midterms, which he noted are only a few weeks out
- Thune acknowledged that the races currently center on "affordability issues" and prices, not solely the war
- The November midterms are the immediate political stakes Thune cited as shaping voter priorities
- Thune is serving as the Senate's top Republican, and his framing signals how the GOP message is weighing the war against kitchen-table concerns just weeks before the vote
Why it matters: With midterm elections just weeks away, the Senate Majority Leader publicly conceding that the Iran war is dominating voter attention — while simultaneously pointing to affordability — shows the GOP is navigating a dual messaging challenge: an overseas conflict voters care about and economic pressures they feel at home.
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