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Top House Republican Says Battleground Is Narrowing

October 5, 2026 · 5:35 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) is scaling back expectations and zeroing in on a narrowed battlefield as Republicans’ prospects of keeping their majority look increasingly bleak,” Axios reports.

“Emmer, a former National Republican Congressional Committee chair who helped the GOP unexpectedly gain seats in 2020, argues his party can still defy historical headwinds in November.”

“But with less than a month to go, Emmer acknowledges that some tough decisions are coming about where Republicans spend their money, including walking away from races they don’t think they can salvage.”

Mediaite: House Republicans in “triage mode” over feared blue wave.

2026 Campaign, House of Representatives

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