‘We’re going to have a problem’: Republicans want Trump to move on from 2020

President Donald Trump is subpoenaing 2020 election records and pressuring lawmakers to prioritize the SAVE America Act, which would implement stricter voting requirements, despite Republican concerns this focus could hurt the party in midterms. Nearly a dozen GOP state and county chairs and strategists told reporters they want Trump to focus on economic issues instead, with polling showing 52 percent of Americans cite cost of living as a top concern compared to just 23 percent worried about threats to democracy. Trump recently subpoenaed records from Arizona's Maricopa County and has suggested nationalizing elections, while the FBI raided an elections office outside Atlanta. Some battleground-state GOP chairs like Bruce Parks in Nevada's Washoe County support Trump's election probes, but others worry the messaging appeals only to the MAGA base while alienating moderate voters. Republican strategists fear candidates will face a political trap where Democrats force them to take positions on Trump's election claims that could cost them swing voters in the general election.