U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the U.S. economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Donald Trump is now starting to lose ground in deep-red areas of the country that wer once considered to be his stronghold.
Trump's trade war, the Iran war, affordability and a slew of corruption allegations are taking their toll on red America.
The Daily Beast cited a collection of polls showing flashing warning lights for the scrambling Republican Party as the November midterm approaches.
"Even if Democrats are unsuccessful in flipping districts in Trump country, their ability to largely close the gap in deep red parts of the U.S. offers a surge of hope to Democrats praying for a blue wave come November," the report noted.
Internal polling shows positive signs for Democratic Arizona congressional candidate Jonathan Nez, who is in a district that Trump won by 15 points in 2024. Nez is now within striking distance of GOP Rep. Eli Crane.
The National Journal’s Hotline revealed the poll, which shows Crane in a statistical tie with his Democratic challenger. Nez is at 41 percent and Craine at 44 percent. There are nine percent of voters left undecided.
Nez is a re-run campaign, having lost in 2024 by nine points, but Trump is so far underwater in the district that it appears his coattails are pulling Crane down with him. A whopping 56 percent of the district disapproves of the job he's doing.
Arizona isn't the only place. One normally red Republican district in upstate New York, where Trump won by 20 points in 2024, now has Democratic candidate Blake Gendebien one point behind his GOP opponent, Politico reported.
The seat is currently held by GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik, who won in 2024 by a whopping 24 points. Now, GOP candidate Anthony Constantino is close to losing.
In northern Pennsylvania, the 8th district is low-hanging fruit for Democrats. It's another match-up where the Republican, Rep. Rob Bresnahan, is in trouble.
CNN's John King visited the district, where he met a local farmer who said she's seeing more and more people show up at her pro-Democratic Party events.
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti is currently two points above the GOP congressman. The district was won by Trump in 2024 by eight points. But when Bresnahan won in 2024 it was with about 6,000 votes. It is seen as one of the top ten races in the U.S. that Democrats believe they can flip from red to blue.
