About this episode

Tim Scott discusses the Republican strategy for the upcoming Senate midterm elections and the challenges they face.

The 2026 primary season is in full swing, and both parties are gearing up for record midterm spending. As Republicans battle to maintain their Senate majority, where is the party placing its biggest bets? On this episode of All Things, National Republican Senatorial Campaign Chair Tim Scott (R., S.C.) walks Kim Strassel through the dynamics of his map, from Maine to Texas to Alaska. Where is the GOP placing its biggest bets? What states are keeping Scott up at night? With voters in a sour economic mood, could Democrats put Republicans on defense in even more places? And what's the one thing this GOP Congress could do right now to brighten its party's chances?

People in this episode

Host: Kim Strassel

Guest: Tim Scott

Topics covered

• Senate midterm elections
• Republican strategy
• political dynamics
• voter sentiment
• campaign spending

Keywords

• Senate
• midterm elections
• Republicans
• Democrats
• campaign strategy
• voter sentiment
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Republican Senatorial Campaign

Places: Maine, Texas, Alaska, Democrats

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