The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), the campaign arm of the House GOP, says Republicans are well positioned to maintain control of the lower chamber one year after Election Day 2026.
While midterm elections tend to favor removing a party from power, the NRCC says 2026 will be different, citing Democrats' historic success. unpopularity and more favorable political Wednesday than Republicans did during President Donald Trump's first term. The 60-second NRCC video, first provided by the Daily Caller News Foundation, also shows attack lines portraying Democrats as socialistswhich are expected to dominate the airwaves in the lead-up to November 2026. (WATCH: House Republicans dampen 'blue wave' hopes as Democrats suffer fundraising setbacks)
“Unhinged Democrats want to destroy America,” the video's host says, accusing Democrats of supporting socialism, defund the police and open borders. “We will stop them within a year.”
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Although Republicans hold a slim majority in the House of Representatives, Democrats may struggle to retake control of the lower chamber, judging by the party's slim lead on the general ballot and extremely low favorability ratings.
Voters prefer Democrats over Republicans by 2 percentage points. according to in a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll of 2,725 respondents released Sunday. Democrats held an 11-point lead over Republicans at this point in the 2017-18 election cycle, according to the same poll.
In November 2018, Democrats gained 41 seats and regained control of the House of Representatives.
Democrats also lead Republicans by 3.4 percentage points according to RealClearPolitics. average poll as of Sunday.
Recent issue of the Wall Street Journal vote found that 63% of Americans—an unprecedentedly high percentage—have an unfavorable opinion of the Democratic Party. Only 33% of respondents have a positive view of Democrats.
Nearly seven in 10 Americans believe the Democratic Party is “out of touch,” according to a Washington Post poll. That's a worse rating than respondents gave the Republicans or Trump. Notably, voters' views of Democrats have not improved since the last poll in April.
Republicans also fare relatively well against Democrats when voters are asked which party is doing a better job on “the most important issue facing the United States.” Voters prefer Democrats to Republicans by just two points. according to according to a Gallup poll released in October.
WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 22: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffires (D-NY) (center), joined by House Minority Leader Katherine Clark (D-MA) (left) and House Democratic Conference Chairman Pete Aguilar (right), leave a press conference on Capitol Hill on October 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnick/Getty Images)
The 60-second spot also highlights Republicans' fundraising advantage heading into the midterm elections as they are the leading Democratic donors. hold funds after the party's disastrous performance in 2024.
Between January and September, the NRCC outsold the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) by $720,000. House Democrats led the NRCC in fundraising with about $9 million in 2017.
The Republican lead in House fundraising this year marks the first time the NRCC has reported more cash than the DCCC during the first three quarters of an election cycle since 2015. The following year, Republicans in particular scored a triple victory.
“House Republicans are targeting Democrats at every turn,” NRCC spokesman Mike Marinella said in a statement. “Voters across the country are poised to take advantage of this momentum and leave Democrats in the dust.”
The Republican National Committee (RNC) and Trump's political operation also boast huge military funds that could be used to benefit the Republicans next year.
The NRCC video uses negative messages to link Democrats across the country to avowed socialist Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City. Mamdani is shown three times in the 60-second video.
House Republican Campaign Division rolled out The memo, released last week, argued that Mamdani would hurt vulnerable House Democrats as Republicans seek to make the 34-year-old socialist “the face of the Democratic Party.”
Republicans also ready benefit from mid-decade redistricting as the party already touts gains in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina And Ohio.
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