RNC Chair Warns Republicans Have Voter Turnout Problem Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters said Sunday that his party faces a voter turnout problem two days before the midterm elections , as public polling and forecast models show Democrats favored to win control of both chambers of Congress.
Voters in North Carolina (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images) Gruters made the remarks on NewsNation's The Hill Sunday after host Chris Stirewalt asked him point blank. "Yes, but Democrats tend to turn out early," Gruters said . "We tend to vote on Election Day.
We expect large turnouts across this country. We know our base is motivated." The RNC chair echoed a warning Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued to GOP voters days earlier. "If our voters turn out, we win," Gruters said. "That's what Sen. Cruz is trying to communicate.
You can't sit back and think that we're going to win if you don't show up to the polls." On Friday's episode of his podcast, The Verdict with Ted Cruz , the Te