Republicans entered the 2020 cycle as longshots to win control of the House back after the party was unceremoniously swept out of power in the midterm elections.
But the GOP hoped to at least chip away at the Democrats’ majority in November, when Democrats will be defending 31 seats Donald Trump carried in 2016.
Yet a trio of recent House polls shows Trump’s unpopularity is hampering that effort, dragging down Republicans in districts they’ve held for years — and raising the possibility that the party will slip further into the minority once the election is through. Continue reading.