Republicans are pouring money into states they should win easily, a sign the midterms are going badly for them and well for Democrats.

• Party money is flowing to Kansas and South Carolina — states Trump won by double digits — while being pulled out of North Carolina and Georgia.
• High gas prices and the Iran war are the root cause, with Trump calling $4 gas "a small price to pay."
• Voters who once gave Trump the benefit of the doubt now think he does not care about their costs, and they blame him directly.
• Corruption stories like the White House ballroom and meme coins only started to sting once the economy soured.
• Democrats are closing the gap in rural red areas, helped by tariffs and expensive diesel hitting Midwest farm states hardest.

Outlook: Democrats look set for their strongest midterm in 40 years, with normally safe Republican Senate seats in Kansas, Iowa and even South Carolina now in play.