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Inside the GOP's fight to avoid a House wipeout
Scalise has made fifty-six campaign stops and named thirty-five competitive districts, while outside Republican groups shift money away from tough House races; the T-shirts are doing fine.
On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBNPublished
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- First reported by Axios: “Inside the GOP's fight to avoid a House wipeout”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 11:04 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: GOP.
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Washington, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is campaigning as if the midterms were already won, even though some of his own party's outside groups are moving their money elsewhere.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAxios reports that MAGA Inc., a super PAC allied with President Trump, pulled nearly one million dollars in advertising from the Nevada race last week.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the ad money left Nevada, and he turned up at a country club in Las Vegas anyway.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe told supporters there, quote, "If it's some horrible cycle for Republicans, then why am I here?"
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe is making fifty-six stops on what he calls the Save America Tour.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThere are T-shirts with a map of his travels. That's merch for a tour that's doing numbers in the cities where nobody's buying ads.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe also told Axios that anybody planning for a loss is in the wrong business.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSpeaker Mike Johnson has said he intends to stay on as the top House Republican even if Democrats win.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTwo leaders, two plans.
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