# HUGH HEWITT: The ghosts of 2006 are stirring — but will they catch the GOP?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hugh-hewitt-the-ghosts-of-2006-are-stirring-but-will-they-catch-the-gop/
- Published: 2026-11-03T09:00:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T10:42:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/hugh-hewitt-ghosts-2006-stirring-catch-gop
- Topics: Business, Economy, Elections, Middle East, Paranormal, Politics, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Republicans fear a repeat of their 2006 midterm losses.
- A Kansas poll had a much lower response rate among Republicans.
- Stronger growth may help, while inflation and housing costs weigh on voters.

## Summary

Republicans are wary of a repeat of the party’s heavy losses in the 2006 midterms, but the article argues that comparisons with that year are imperfect. It says unreliable polling and present-day cost pressures make the 2026 outlook hard to read, while stronger economic growth and a different military context could help Republicans.

A Washington Post poll in Kansas contacted 85,000 people by phone and 50,000 by text; 32% of Democrats responded, compared with 12% of Republicans, leading the paper to warn that its results may overstate Democratic support. In 2006, Republicans lost a net six Senate seats and 30 House seats. The article contrasts GDP growth of 3.4% now with 1.6% in the third quarter of 2006, but notes higher current inflation, petrol prices and mortgage rates; the supplied text ends mid-sentence while discussing US military deaths in 2006.

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