A military strike on Iran just detonated right in the middle of midterm season, and every politician is scrambling to pick a lane.
Texas Senate primary heats up fast
Texas Senate primary heats up fast
- Jasmine Crockett blasted the strikes, insisting only Congress can greenlight war.
- Her rival, James Talarico, kept it short with an anti-forever-war stance.
- John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, and Wesley Hunt all praised Trump's move.
- Republican nominees tripped over each other to cheer the operation.
- Greg Landsman called it overdue after Iran's crackdown on protesters.
- Henry Cuellar backed the action, calling Iran's threat longstanding.
- Tom Suozzi flat-out agreed with the president's stated objectives.
- Swing-district Dems quietly broke ranks from their party's antiwar wing.
- Graham Platner, a Marine vet, ripped the bombing as political desperation.
- Janet Mills torched Trump for pushing the country into reckless conflict.
- Platner insisted no Democrat should get behind this kind of operation.
- Both candidates framed the strikes as a midterm-motivated gamble.
- Susan Collins stayed quiet most of Saturday before a measured statement.
- Zach Nunn offered praise but drew a hard line against ground troops.
- Thomas Massie openly opposed the war, calling it anti-American First.
- A big chunk of Republicans preferred a wait-and-see posture.
- Only 21 percent of Americans backed a U.S. attack on Iran.
- Yet 79 percent expressed serious concern over Iran's nuclear program.
- Foreign conflicts have historically cut both ways in midterms.
- Political fallout remains totally unpredictable at this stage.
