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Polls show GOP midterm candidates lag amid fear-mongering

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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Summary

Jordan Klepper on The Daily Show called MAGA’s final election tactic a “Boo!” campaign.
Recent polls show Republican midterm candidates lagging in several key states.
Ads claim Democrats will create a socialist, crime-filled dystopia and jail parents.
Polls indicate voters still lean toward Democratic candidates despite GOP fear-mongering.
Klepper argued Republicans resort to fear-mongering because they lack a clear platform or policy wins.

Summary

Tom Hoyle, a 57-year-old Charlotte custom-printing owner, disrupted a Fox interview at a President Donald Trump rally.
Hoyle said he once registered as a Republican but now calls the party “just MAGA, dead.”
He blamed Trump’s 1989 Central Park Five death-penalty ads for his lifelong hatred of the president.
Security ejected Hoyle after the interview.
He later called himself a “daywalker,” a vampire who attacks in daylight.

History

In the 1994 midterm, Newt Gingrich led the Republican Revolution, using the Contract with America to win a 54-seat swing that gave the GOP 230 House seats—the first majority since 1952. The campaign framed President Bill Clinton as a tax-and-spend liberal. Today’s MAGA ads echo that fear-mongering, portraying Democrats as socialist threats.

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In the 1994 midterm, Newt Gingrich led the Republican Revolution, using the Contract with America to win a 54-seat swing that gave the GOP 230 House seats—the first majority since 1952. The campaign framed President Bill Clinton as a tax-and-spend liberal. Today’s MAGA ads echo that fear-mongering, portraying Democrats as socialist threats.

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