# Why the 2026 election could be the worst midterm for the GOP this century

https://mins.news/en/item/74754

- CNN, 2026-09-26 00:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/25/politics/2026-midterm-election-trump?Date=20260926&Profile=CNN

> CNN Politics notes that the Republican Party’s two worst midterm elections of the 21st century came in 2006 and 2018. An unpopular Middle Eastern war hurt the party in 2006, while voters turned against it in 2018. The article argues that 2026 could bring an even worse midterm outcome for the GOP.

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