House conservative emerges with 2028 presidential pick after GOP's midterm massacre: 'I am all in'
One of the original members of the House Freedom Caucus has made his decision on who to support in 2028 after Republicans' historic losses in Tuesday night's midterms.Rep. Marlin Stutzman,...
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One of the original members of the House Freedom Caucus has made his decision on who to support in 2028 after Republicans' historic losses in Tuesday night's midterms. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., told Fox News Digital "I am all in" for Secretary of State Marco Rubio and called on fellow Republicans to begin thinking about how to rebuild in the wake of their election losses. "He can be a unifier," Stutzman said. FLORIDA CONGRESSMAN DIAGNOSES GOP'S BLUE TSUNAMI LOSSES: 'WE FAILED TO MAKE THEM THINK WE CARED ABOUT THEM' He also told Fox News Digital that Republicans "have to do better at communicating" since they "can't push policy" after losing the House and Senate majorities. Among those communication changes, he suggested changing the way Republicans discuss immigration. STATE OF PLAY: BLUE WAVE SWEEPS DEMOCRATS INTO POWER, WITH KEY RACES STILL HANGING IN BALANCE "We need to get off the deportation messages, take credit for closing the border, and now start finding a path forward for those here illegally obeying the laws," Stutzman said. "No citizenship just work visas." A blue tsunami swept both federal and state races on Tuesday night. In the House, both battleground districts and seats considered safe GOP strongholds saw upset Democrat victories. Dozens of races have yet to be called, but Democrats are projected to hold at least 54 seats in the Senate . In the House so far, they're projected to win 240 seats, compared to 147 projected for Republicans. Democrats also scored upset victories in multiple governorships, namely in Texas and Iowa. FROM TEXAS TO KANSAS, 6 STUNNING MIDTERM RESULTS THAT UPENDED THE POLITICAL MAP And within hours of the writing landing on the wall, various GOP factions began publicly discussing how to rebuild and move forward. Vice President JD Vance quickly distanced himself from the war in Iran, which is thought to be one of the biggest drivers of voters moving away from the G…