Iran War Threatens GOP Midterm Turnout as MAGA Base Turns Off
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- The Iran war is threatening to depress Republican turnout in midterm battlegrounds, as new polling shows President Trump's MAGA base increasingly turned off by the conflict
- The war has consistently polled poorly among Americans broadly, with a new survey suggesting it could further turn off Trump's base (article text cut off)
Why it matters: A war already polling badly with the broader public now risks alienating Trump's own reliably motivated base — a turnout drop in competitive midterm districts could cost Republicans seats they would otherwise hold, given the party's typical reliance on high MAGA enthusiasm to offset generic-ballot disadvantages.
