Analyst Sees 75% Turnout Shaping Mississippi Midterms as 78% Say Economy Is on Wrong Track
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Updated · WLOX · Aug 3
Analyst Sees 75% Turnout Shaping Mississippi Midterms as 78% Say Economy Is on Wrong Track
1 articles · Updated · WLOX · Aug 3
Summary
About 75% of voters from the last midterm cycle are expected to cast ballots this year, analyst Howie Morgan said, with turnout and the economy likely to drive both Mississippi and national races.
Polling shows 78% of Americans think the country is on the wrong track economically, Morgan said, citing frustration with inflation, higher gas prices and Trump's tariffs as liabilities for Republican incumbents.
Mississippi's congressional Republicans are still unlikely to face serious threats because challengers have raised little money, while Democrat Scott Colom's Senate bid against Cindy Hyde-Smith may boost turnout more than alter the result.
Nationally, Morgan said Republicans are more vulnerable in the House than the Senate, though he flagged Alaska, Iowa, North Carolina and Georgia as Senate races to watch and warned a House loss could open impeachment proceedings.