Top Trump ally warns Republican Party ‘dead’ if it loses key voting bloc ahead of midterms

Senator Bernie Moreno, a prominent Trump ally, warned that Republicans risk losing the working-class voters who have become central to the party’s success. He said the party would be “dead” without their support, as economic pressures and voters’ concerns about affordability could weaken that alliance ahead of the midterms.

Trump won between 66% and 67% of White working-class voters in each presidential election from 2016 to 2024, according to exit polls. A poll cited in the article found nearly 60% of voters named the economy as their top concern, while 67% of White voters without a college degree disapproved of Trump’s handling of it. Moreno said working-class voters are also unhappy about the war with Iran and high fuel prices, which he argued would be temporary.