Tim Scott tells MAGA voters Trump ‘is on the ballot’ as GOP fights to grow Senate majority in 2026
As he aims to not only defend but expand the GOP's 53-47 Senate majority in next year's midterm elections, Sen. Tim Scott has a message for MAGA voters who don't...
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As he aims to not only defend but expand the GOP's 53-47 Senate majority in next year's midterm elections, Sen. Tim Scott has a message for MAGA voters who don't always go to the polls when President Donald Trump's name isn't on the ballot. "Donald Trump is on the ballot, and that's why he's been so active around the country," Scott, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) said this week in a Fox News Digital interview. Scott, a Republican from South Carolina and Trump ally, said, "I look forward to seeing the president on the campaign trail across this country." WHATLEY: ‘THE PRESIDENT AND HIS LEGACY’ ON 2026 BALLOT And the president appears to be delivering. Trump on Friday night held the second leg of his affordability tour during a stop in battleground North Carolina , home to what is shaping up to be one of the most crucial, combustible, and expensive Senate battles next year. "We're certainly going to need him to be on the ballot," former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley told Fox News Digital, as he pointed to Trump. THE GOP'S TAKE ON HIGH-PROFILE SENATE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES: 'THEY'RE IN SHAMBLES' Whatley, the Trump-backed clear frontrunner for the GOP Senate nomination in the 2026 race to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, joined Trump at Friday night's event. "When you think about what happens if we lose the House, if we lose the Senate, if the Democrats take over, and they go right back to investigations and hoaxes and impeachments, that is really, truly the president and his legacy are going to be on the ballot," Whatley emphasized. Trump and Republicans spotlighted rising prices as they swept to major victories in 2024, retaking the White House and Senate and holding their majority in the House. But with inflation remaining persistent, Democrats have been laser focused this year on the issue of affordability, which fueled their decisive victories in last month's 2025 elections and t…