Republicans focus on tough-on-crime message before difficult midterm elections
The effectiveness of this strategy remains uncertain, with some Republicans skeptical about its impact on voters.

Republicans are focusing on crime and public disorder in midterm election campaigns, as voters grow frustrated with their handling of the cost of living and the war with Iran
The effectiveness of this strategy remains uncertain, with some Republicans skeptical about its impact on voters.
President Donald Trump is making a major push in once-reliable Republican states as a new NBC News poll shows his party could be facing an uphill battle ahead of the midterm elections. It comes as new Trump ads, paid for by taxpayers, get prime-time air, some during football games. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said it was too late for Republicans to sway voters with messaging on the economy. “The election is Nov. 3, people don’t change their attitudes that quickly, most voters have long ago made up their minds how they’re voting in this election,” York said Monday on Fox Business’s…