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Poll: war's end, cheaper gas may not save GOP in midterms

Politico's polling suggests voters have already decided how to vote, making traditional Republican campaign issues like peace and lower gas prices unlikely to shift their minds.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on BBN Tonight
Published 6:21 PM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Politico: “‘Ship has sailed’: New poll shows even an end to the war or lower gas prices may not save Republicans”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 6:21 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Republicans, GOP.
BBN covered this story before: Alaska fisherman's House run rattles GOP majority hopes (October 10).

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Politico‘Ship has sailed’: New poll shows even an end to the war or lower gas prices may not save Republicans

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA new poll says Republicans may be in trouble in the midterms, even if the war ends or gas prices drop.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPolitico reports the polling suggests voters have already made up their minds. One strategist's phrase for it: the ship has sailed.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the usual fixes, peace and cheaper gas, may not move the needle with voters this time.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's the finding. For you, it means the midterms may be decided by opinions already formed, not by whatever happens at the pump this month.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhat should we watch next?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhether campaigns keep chasing those two issues anyway, and whether later polls show any movement at all.