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Brief May 12, 2026 · 1:18 am ET Source: Axios Politics

2026 House Ads Target Trump and AOC, Not Johnson or Jeffries

Strategists in both parties say House midterm advertising will center on Donald Trump for Democrats and Zohran Mamdani, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Nancy Pelosi, and Kamala Harris for Republicans, while Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries go largely unmentioned despite billions in spending aimed at determining who holds the speakership, according to Axios. Said one framing from party operatives to Axios: neither congressional leader generates the partisan animosity that makes an effective attack-ad target.

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