Mike Johnson Faces AFP Action Memo Warning Senate Majority at Risk

mike johnson is facing a warning from Americans for Prosperity Action that the Republican Senate majority is at risk heading into the November midterms. The internal memo, written by AFP senior adviser Emily Seidel and Executive Director Nathan Nascimento, said Republicans need to focus on lowering the cost of living.

Emily Seidel Memo

Seidel wrote, "As it stands today, our view is that the Republican Senate majority is at risk," in the memo shared with Politico. She and Nascimento said the window to act is now, and urged a relentless focus on driving costs down and keeping them low.

The memo said internal polling in several battleground states and one-on-one conversations with voters showed that, for the first time, Democrats are more trusted on the economy and inflation. It also said a new survey found 22 percent approve of Trump's and his party's handling of cost of living.

Battleground States

The warning reaches beyond the House fight that has dominated Republican concerns. Americans for Prosperity Action said the Senate majority could slip unless Republicans make cost of living the main issue in their campaign message and legislative work.

The memo told Republicans, "Every policy fight, every floor speech, every campaign event should answer one question—what are you doing to lower the cost of living for working families?" That instruction gives campaigns and lawmakers a single message to carry into battleground states where the group says Democrats are now trusted more on the economy and inflation.

November Midterms

For Republicans, the immediate task is to show voters results on prices before November. The memo does not offer a different path: it says the party's window to act is now, and that every message should center on lowering costs for working families.