Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 6 October 2026
JD Vance and Ted Cruz are fighting for control of the GOP. The problem? Neither is called Trump
Having seemingly written off the midterms, the Republican bigwigs are making their pitches for 2028. But the current commander-in-chief could be looking closer to home The US midterm elections are a month away and it’s looking rough for the Republicans.
What the coverage shows
The two outlets frame the GOP story differently. The Guardian US foregrounds JD Vance and Ted Cruz vying for control of the party and explicitly sets that against Trump’s continuing role, while The Atlantic runs with “Trump’s Shifting Control Over the GOP” and, in the extract, centers a panel discussion about his travels to red states ahead of the midterms.
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