Control of the House of Representatives could be slipping away for Republicans, prompting them to privately voice their concerns.

Republican candidates hoping to gain a seat in Congress are "hanging on with their fingernails" in states like Texas and Florida, a Republican lawmaker told Politico.

The senior Republican lawmakers noted that President Donald Trump is not helping the cause.

"President Trump has made this election all about himself," a senior House Republican told Politico. "Now we have to survive the political storm."

Their one goal — "save as many Republican seats as we can."

Retiring Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) pointed to Trump's polling numbers and unfavorables as "the biggest problem."

However, the White House is refusing to give up.

White House spokeswoman Liz Huston told Politico the president remains "committed to maintaining Republican majorities in both the House and Senate."

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) had one word for 2026 midterm polling numbers — "wrong."

"It feels like 2024 to me," Johnson said on Fox News Tuesday. "That's not registered in the polls, and we're fired up."

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CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten said on Monday that there could be hidden Republican votes that help Republicans keep control of the Senate.

"Let’s just say we have the 2026 Senate polls, but if the polls are underestimating the Republicans by 3.5 points, which you know is really possible, because we’ve seen it through the history, right? You go back to 2020, that’s basically what happened," Enten said.

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Decision Desk HQ forecasts Democrats "likely" to win the House and "narrowly favored" to win the Senate, as of Oct. 13.

As NBC News reports, "historical headwinds and an increasingly gloomy political environment for the president's party have made Democrats optimistic about their ability to win, even in unexpected places."