North Carolina Rep. Richard Hudson told the party faithful at the convention in Dallas that the midterm election boils down to a choice between President Trump’s MAGA vision and the Democrats’ socialist vision.
It is a fight for control of Congress, he said, is a fight between common sense and crazy ideas championed by the likes of Sen. Bernard Sanders, a democratic socialist from Vermont.
As chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, Mr. Hudson is steering House Republicans through their second consecutive campaign cycle under his leadership.
He said Mr. Trump and House Republicans have been cleaning up the mess that President Biden left behind. He warned that while some people might still be struggling, it would only get worse if Democrats flip the House.
“This election is a choice for a brighter future under Republicans, or a return to the failed past under the Democrats,” he said.
Mr. Hudson has spent recent weeks telling members and donors that the battle for the House comes down to a small number of competitive districts rather than a national wave.
At the GOP’s midterm convention, he said the proof of how lost Democrats have become is clear in places like Colorado, California and Michigan, where they’ve fielded congressional candidates who have railed against livestock farming, embraced men playing in women’s sports, and vowed to abolish prisons.
“This, ladies and gentlemen, is where their party is heading,” he said. “This is the future that they’re trying to sell you.”
“Look, I know many of you are still struggling, thanks to Joe Biden and the Democrats. I know you’re facing challenges, but understand that the party of common sense, that President Donald J. Trump and House Republicans care about you, and we are fighting to make your life better,” he said.
Republicans currently hold a slim 218 to 214 majority in the House.
The NRCC is targeting 36 Democrat-held seats, many of them in states that redrew their congressional maps over the past year in ways designed to help the GOP.
Most political forecasters predict Democrats will flip control of the House, pointing to high gas prices that have added to concerns about the cost of living, which is top of mind for voters.
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