The two-week temporary ceasefire has done little to quell GOP fears about the war in Iran costing the party seats in November.

Republicans are relieved over Trump’s steps toward reconciliation in Iran — but they worry the measures are too little, too late to save them from a brutal midterm election cycle.

Behind the public celebration by many Republicans of the temporary two-week ceasefire announcement, longtime party operatives continue to warn of a bleak political reality as the cost-of-living concerns around the war including spiking gas prices that are likely to continue for weeks if not longer even if the fragile ceasefire holds.

A person close to the White House, granted anonymity to speak candidly, put it bluntly.

“This war in Iran almost cements the fact that we lose the midterms in November — the Senate and House,” the person said.

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    23 hours ago

    Kamala was great. Voters got what they deserved for being scared of her for no good reason.

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      It’s never ‘no reason’, getting the votes out is an essential part of being a politician in a democratic country. If voters don’t connect with an otherwise good candidate, blame the politician, not the electorate.II think the campaign was bad and too invisible. She was running on “not Trump” and lacked a positive vision for the country

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        8 hours ago

        First of all, I said “no good reason”, not “no reason” as you mistakenly quote. Second, Kamala was winning until Elon started funding and supporting DJT.

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      I don’t think she campaigned with Liz Cheney enough for me personally. Maybe she could have drug Kissinger’s corpse around too, that’s what sold me on Clinton