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Townhall Review | Conservative Commentary On Today's News

Hugh Hewitt: GOP Better Not Go Wobbly on Iran

Townhall Review | Conservative Commentary On Today's News

Salem Podcast Network

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.5715 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Many predictions about the midterm elections in the United States are dire for the GOP: a wipeout in the House, perhaps losing the Senate majority as well. The GOP could weather the electoral storm that almost always chastens the party of a president finishing his sixth year in office. But they got to do stuff.

To do that weathering: Every candidate in every partisan race has to make the case, which is easy to make: The Islamic Republic of Iran is an evil regime that cannot have nukes.

It seems certain that President Trump is not going “to go wobbly” in the battle with Iran.

Similarly: The GOP better not go wobbly either.

Americans have lost the muscle memory of victory. It will quickly regain an appreciation for resolve once the conflict is over.

GOP candidates must loudly and persuasively argue that the battle with Iran was long past due and is well worth winning.

There is no winning for the GOP in November without demanding and defending victory in this battle with Iran.

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0:31.2

This is Hugh Hewitt for Town Hall.com. Many predictions about the midterm elections in the United

0:36.3

States are dire for the GOP, a wipeout in the House, perhaps even losing the Senate majority as well.

0:42.4

The GOP could weather the electoral storm that almost always chastens the party of a president finishing his six year in office, but they got to do stuff.

0:50.0

To do that weathering, every candidate in every partisan race has to make the case, which is easy to make.

0:55.9

The Islamic Republic of Iran is an evil regime that cannot have nukes.

1:00.5

Seems certain that President Trump is not going to go wobbly in the battle with Iran.

1:05.4

Similarly, the GOP better not go wobbly either.

1:08.3

Americans have lost the muscle memory of victory.

1:10.5

It will quickly

1:11.6

regain an appreciation for resolve once the conflict is over. GOP candidates must loudly and persuasively

1:17.8

argue that the battle with Iran was long past due and is well worth winning. There is no winning

1:22.9

for the GOP in November without demanding and defending victory in this battle with Iran.

1:28.3

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