GOP senator says midterms could be like 2006: 'And 2006 was really bad for Republicans'

Sen. Steve Daines warned that Republicans could face significant losses in the upcoming midterm elections, drawing comparisons to the party's poor performance in 2006.
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is warning that Republicans could get drubbed in this year’s midterm election, much like what happened to Republicans 20 years ago during former President George W. Bush’s second midterm elections, when the GOP lost control of both the House and Senate. Daines, who headed the Senate Republican campaign arm in the...
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