The GOP has a gender problem. Can it be fixed ahead of the midterm elections?

Published November 15, 2025 7:00am ET



One year after President Donald Trump roared back into the White House and swept the GOP into control of both branches of Congress, the Republican Party was confronted with a blaring warning sign in the 2025 off-year elections.

Exit polls showed women voters strongly favored Democratic gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey and Virginia, helping them defeat their Republican opponents.

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