The 2024 election wasn’t just a big victory for the MAGA movement because Donald Trump won. Republicans also won control of the U.S. Senate and held onto the House. Both majorities, however, are slim. However, with a strategic plan targeting vulnerable Democrats across the country, Republicans are positioning themselves to deliver President Trump the congressional backing he needs to more comfortably implement his America First agenda in 2026.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has identified 26 Democrat-held seats ripe for flipping, and the numbers tell a compelling story about why conservatives should be optimistic.
Republicans currently hold a slim 218-213 majority in the House.
“House Republicans are in the majority and on offense,” NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) said. “Vulnerable House Democrats have been hard at work demonstrating they are painfully out of touch with hardworking Americans.”
Indeed they are. As PJ Media previously reported, a brutal new CNN poll reveals the Democratic Party’s favorability has plunged to a catastrophic 29%—its lowest level since 1992. This isn’t just a dip; it’s a spectacular collapse.
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The party has been bleeding support, suffering a staggering 20-point drop since Joe Biden’s inauguration in January 2021. Even their own base is jumping ship—Democratic favorability among its own supporters has cratered from 81% to a humiliating 63%.
That’s a terrible hole to be in, especially when you consider that a whopping 13 House Democrats are currently representing in districts that Trump won, while only three Republicans represent districts carried by Kamala Harris. If that doesn't scream "borrowed time," I don't know what does.
The NRCC's target list reads like a Who's Who of vulnerable liberals, including New York's Tom Suozzi (who won George Santos's old seat), Laura Gillen, and Josh Riley. California, despite its deep-blue reputation, offers prime picking with Reps. Josh Harder, Adam Gray, George Whitesides, Derek Tran, and Dave Min all in the crosshairs. Meanwhile, the seats held by Florida's Darren Soto and Jared Moskowitz are also seen as ripe for being flipped.
"Republicans are taking the fight straight to these House Democrats in their districts, and we will unseat them next fall,” Hudson promised.
Here's what should really keep Democrats up at night: 419 congressional districts became more Republican-leaning between 2020 and 2024.
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It’s true that the president's party typically loses seats in midterms, but considering that the Democratic Party is less popular than a root canal these days, I like the GOP’s chances to buck the trend and gain seats in 2026. With Trump back in the White House and Republican momentum building, 2026 is shaping up to be the year we secure the conservative majority needed to push through real America First policies. The only question remaining is: How many Democrats will be looking for new jobs when it's over?
