GOP senator says midterms could be like 2006: ‘And 2006 was really bad for Republicans’
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is warning that Republicans could get drubbed in this year’s midterm election, much like what happened to Republicans 20 years ago during former President George W. Bush’s second midterm elections, when the GOP lost control of both the House and Senate.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from The Hill says: Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is warning that Republicans could get drubbed in this year’s midterm election, much like what happened to Republicans 20 years ago during former President George W. Bush’s second midterm elections, when the GOP lost control of both the House and Senate.
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- Published: Oct 2, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC
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