Republican Senate and Gubernatorial Candidates Retreat on Iran War as Public Rejects Endless Conflict and Economic Pain
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With poll numbers plummeting, Republican candidates are finally bowing to public outrage over the destructive U.S. war in Iran, now calling for an end to the intervention that has fueled economic hardship and voter anger.
Former Michigan congressman and Senate candidate Mike Rogers, long a cheerleader for U.S. militarism, reversed course on Monday, admitting that the disastrous war with Iran must end quickly. Rogers, whose hawkish record has contributed to spiraling energy prices and hardship for Michigan families, now claims a cease-fire would offer relief. Unsurprisingly, Rogers is trailing progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed by seven points in a recent Suffolk University poll, as voters reject endless war and corporate profiteering.
Iowa Senate candidate Rep. Ashley Hinson, another Republican who has enabled the war machine, is also scrambling to distance herself from the conflict. She now blames high gasoline and grocery costs on the war she once supported. Hinson is losing to Democrat Josh Turek by eight points in a Marist poll, while Turek rightly points out that voters have consistently opposed further escalation.
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, facing mounting pressure, announced support for a war-powers resolution to force President Trump to end the Iran operation, finally acknowledging the so-called 'forever war' is draining the economy and serving no clear purpose. Tillis admits the Senate lacks any clarity on the war’s objectives, a damning indictment of Republican leadership.
In Florida, gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Byron Donalds is quietly scrubbing Trump endorsements from his campaign website, desperate to avoid association with the failed Iran policy. Still, a photo with the former president lingers, as Donalds clings to the remnants of a toxic alliance while locked in a close race with Democrat David Jolly.
Wisconsin’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Rep. Tom Tiffany has also called for a U.S. exit from Iran, but his Democratic opponent David Crowley highlights Tiffany’s consistent support for the war, exposing the hypocrisy of these last-minute conversions.
National polling confirms what the left has long argued: two-thirds of Americans see the U.S. losing in Iran, and even Republican approval of Trump’s reckless handling of the conflict has collapsed from 73% to 60% since March. A separate poll shows most Americans want Secretary of the Army Pete Hegseth impeached for launching the war without congressional approval.
Trump, ever detached from reality, insists the midterm results will not change U.S. policy in Iran, though he is not a candidate. But the desperate flip-flopping of Republican contenders reveals that endless war and economic suffering are finally becoming political poison.