House GOP reelection arm targets ‘vulnerable’ Democratic incumbents over soaring gas prices
While the Republicans lost control of the White House and the Senate majority in the 2020 elections, they defied expectations and took a big bite out of the Democrats' House majority. The GOP needs a net gain of just five seats in the 435-member chamber in November’s midterm elections to retake the majority.
A gas tank driver delivers 8,500 gallons of gasoline at an ARCO gas station in Riverside, Calif., Saturday, May 28, 2022. When the NRCC ran ads last July 4th blaming Democrats for the high cost of the holiday — from fuel to food prices — it became the first party committee or outside group to go up with spots on the growing issue of inflation. The new ads are the second this year by the NRCC to specifically concentrate on gas prices, following an earlier round of spots in March.