A former Republican operative signaled that midterm elections could deliver a major wake-up call for the GOP.
Rick Wilson, co-founder of the anti-Trump organization The Lincoln Project, described in a Substack video conversation with journalist Wajahat Ali how Republicans and President Donald Trump might soon confront a new reality.
"They're going to get blown out in the House," Wilson said. "Now, is it going to be a 40-seat blowout? It's probably not. The other redistricting s--- has given them a few of those seats. But I think you're going to see a lot of seats that are going to end up being much bigger."
"You're going to see some real surprises as the map expands," Wilson explained. "You're going to see some states where the Democrats have no business performing like they do. And I'm going to take a very counterfactual point from a lot of establishment folks right now. I think El-Sayed is going to blow it out in Michigan."
Backlash against Trump, and the GOP leaders who have supported him, could spur that shift.
"People who have decided they're going to imitate Trump, even in very red states and districts, and try to be a mini-Trump, eventually run into a wall," Wilson said.
"They're going to ride Trump all the way down," he said.
And although it's unclear what exactly might happen in the Senate, it might be closer than Republicans want to admit, Wilson added.
"I'm not going to say that we're going to get it, but we're going to tie it. And I'll take a tie ballgame at this point," he said.
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A recording from Rick Wilson and THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali's live video
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