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Sen. Bernie Moreno warns GOP is 'dead' if it loses working-class voters

Moreno says the party's working-class base is at risk, while exit polls show Trump drew strong support from those voters.

The short version

  • Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, warned that the Republican Party is 'dead' if it loses working-class voters.[Fox News]
  • Exit polls cited by Fox News show Trump won 66% to 67% of White working-class votes from 2016 to 2024, and a May Fox News poll found 67% of White voters without a college degree disapproved of his economic handling.[Fox News]
  • Al Jazeera reports Republicans hold 53 Senate seats and 218 House seats.[Al Jazeera]

Key facts

  • Moreno, R-Ohio, said the Republican Party is 'dead as a party' if it does not keep working-class voters.[Fox News]
  • Exit polls show Trump scored between 66% and 67% of the White working-class vote in each election from 2016 to 2024.[Fox News]
  • A May Fox News poll found 67% of White voters without a college degree disapproved of Trump's handling of the economy.[Fox News]
  • Republicans currently hold 53 Senate seats and 218 House seats.[Al Jazeera]

What remains uncertain

  • Moreno's warning is his own assessment, and the cited polls are older exit polls and a May survey rather than current data.[Fox News]

Sources

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