| The August recess has made one thing clear: House Republicans’ Big, Ugly Law is increasingly unpopular among voters.
Last week, GOP Caucus Chair Lisa McClain struggled to market the law when she visited a handful of swing districts, resorting instead to holding “tightly managed meet-and-greets at smaller events” with vulnerable members who had promised not to gut Medicaid and food assistance, yet did exactly that.
Increasingly vulnerable House Republicans are so scared to face their voters that they are turning to event formats that allow them to “unilaterally control the crowd, including by muting constituents after they ask questions.”
According to a recent report from the New York Times, “Of the 35 House Republicans who hold seats that Democrats are targeting in 2026, only one … has held an in-person town hall.”
And according to The Wall Street Journal, Republicans are “treading carefully” this August, “aware that the law is unpopular.” In fact, when asked by a reporter their assessment of the Big, Ugly Law, one self-described Trump voter said, “It doesn’t do enough for the lower income.”
DCCC Spokesperson Justin Chermol:
“House Republicans are running scared after voting for the most unpopular piece of legislation in modern American history and are refusing to face their constituents back home to answer for their vote. Democrats will continue to expose the harms of the Big, Ugly Law and make clear to the American people that the GOP tax scam was a betrayal of everyday families who voted for a failed Republican trifecta last year.” |
