concerned about – Matt Towery, a Fox News guest and Republican pollster, told Sean Hannity on Monday that he is “concerned” about GOP turnout in Georgia after Democrats drew 150,000 more early voters than Republicans in the state—warning it “is not a good sign” ahead of Novembe
When Matt Towery walked onto Fox News’ “Hannity” on Monday evening, he sounded like his usual self—confident about Republicans, upbeat about President Donald Trump’s prospects. Then the conversation turned to Georgia, and the tone shifted.
Towery admitted he was “concerned” about Republican turnout in the state, calling it “not a good sign.” He pointed to what Democrats did in Georgia’s early voting: in Towery’s telling, Democrats turned out 150,000 more early voters than Republicans in the “red state” of Georgia.
“It is too early for us to say,” Towery said when Hannity asked which states the GOP might have pickup opportunities, listing places such as New Hampshire, Michigan, and Georgia. But he didn’t hedge on the Georgia issue. “I am concerned about one thing, and that is Republican turnout,” he said.
The warning lands with the midterm elections looming in November, when control of the House and Senate is on the line. In Washington, both Democrats and Republicans are already working to defend seats they hold while trying to flip districts that could swing either way.
Georgia is a focal point for that scramble. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) is defending his seat and will face either Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) or former football coach Derek Dooley. depending on who wins a Jun 19 primary runoff for the GOP nomination. All fourteen of Georgia’s congressional districts are up for grabs. Right now, Georgia is represented by nine Republicans and 5 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The state’s top-ticket race is also moving through its own runoff process. Incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is ineligible to run again due to term limits. Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) won the Democratic primary outright, while Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and healthcare executive Rick Jackson are heading to a runoff.
Towery’s Georgia turnout concern sits inside a wider drumbeat of political headwinds Trump has faced through his second term. The source of the pressure. as presented in the segment’s context. includes an immigration crackdown that has “cratered” his support. “abysmal” marks for the handling of the Epstein files. and negative shifts in Americans’ views on his handling of the economy and inflation. Towery also has had to navigate new waves of negative attention after Trump’s social media posts and public comments about the Iran war. with reporters openly asking about his “mental health” and critics accusing him of advocating for war crimes.
Towery, for his part, has argued against the idea that Trump’s polling is collapsing. Last month. Towery told Fox News host Laura Ingraham that polls showing Trump’s approval ratings at historic lows were not a problem. because “the pollsters are wrong and I’m right.” He also insisted that the president’s “polling numbers among Republicans are the best they have ever been” and were “at the height.”.
But the segment drew a line from that confidence to contrary polling results. It notes that multiple polls have shown Trump’s approval rating among Republicans dropping during his second term. One poll in April found that 21% of the people who voted for Trump in 2024 actually supported impeaching him.
Inside Hannity’s question about pickup opportunities, Towery’s message to Republicans became more practical than theoretical. He said Republicans need to do more work now to lay groundwork for the general election and warned that it would be “too late in October and November” if they don’t.
He also argued that voters aren’t hearing enough about Trump’s accomplishments. Towery said Republicans should start “making that case,” whether through ads or other outreach, because—his words—people are being bombarded by what he described as a liberal media narrative focused on “war.”
Towery pointed to what he called a major achievement outside the political fight itself: he said the stock market hit “another record, I think today.”
Taken together. Towery’s shift from talking up Trump to warning about Georgia turnout created the segment’s central tension: the case for momentum versus the vote-counting math that can decide Senate races. flip districts. and shape what happens in November. For Republicans trying to defend and expand their majority control in the House and Senate. that math may start with a question that Towery answered plainly—whether the party can get enough of its own voters to the polls.
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