‘This could be a pretty brutal evening’: GOP braces for once-unthinkable losses

Republicans are bracing for a brutal election night, convinced they will face previously unthinkable losses in Trump’s deep red territory as key battleground races hang in the balance. the edge of the knife .

House Republicans are privately discussing not only whether they will lose their majority, but also how many seats. Imperiled GOP incumbents in once-safe districts have begged party leaders for more money in recent days to stem the bleeding, according to six people involved in internal conversations, granted anonymity to discuss them. Senate Republicans have found new reasons to worry about elections in Ohio, Kansas and other red states.

“It could be a pretty brutal evening,” said a senior Republican involved in the private conversations, who, like others in this article, was granted anonymity to speak candidly. “Once the dominoes start falling, it becomes difficult to stop them.”

Some incumbent Republicans have made an emergency decision that is raising eyebrows. They stopped doing their own polling weeks ago as they tried to save every dollar to influence voters while begging for the Republican cavalry to come from the president. that of Donald Trump political operation at the National Republican Congressional Committee, according to three of the people.