"Driving the news: The latest warning sign came in Tuesday's special election in Tennessee, where Republican Matt Van Epps won by nine points in a congressional district President Trump carried by 22 points last year. MAGA influencers offered a near-uniform diagnosis: candidates are falling short because they're not MAGA enough, or because Republicans in Washington aren't fully executing the MAGA agenda. Few mentioned that Trump himself is suffering the lowest approval ratings of his second term, with especially poor marks on what used to be his strongest issue: the economy."
""If now we ever had a clarion call for more direct action ... it has to be now," "War Room" host Steve Bannon said on his show Wednesday, urging action on immigration and the impeachments of judge slowing Trump's agenda. "The closeness of this race in a district Trump won by 22 points last year should be a wake-up call to congressional Republicans that they have to change course and start doing work, or get destroyed in 2026," added The Federalist's Sean Davis."
""The Republican Party ... needs to double down on the Trump agenda," podcaster Vince Coglianese said on his show last month. "The controlled burn of the Republican Party needs to continue.""
MAGA transitioned from a GOP wing to the party's primary engine, shaping internal expectations and blame for election outcomes. A Tennessee special election produced a narrower-than-expected Republican victory: Matt Van Epps won by nine points in a district Trump carried by 22 points. MAGA-aligned influencers argued candidates fell short for not fully implementing MAGA priorities and urged tougher action on immigration and impeachments. Several prominent MAGA voices called for doubling down on Trump's agenda. Other Republicans urged a focus on affordability and lowering the cost of living, and a Trump pollster cited economic concerns as a driver of weak performance.
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