Republicans warn of ‘civil war’ if party loses in US midterm elections

The race to the midterms elections is boiling up so much the fight over Congress could spill over into a full-blown civil war, a Republican voter said in a dire prediction. Zach Scherer, a lifelong Republican supporter, claims bringing back Republicans in both chambres and getting rid of Democrats is the only way Americans can reclaim their country. He suggested the proportions of a new civil war could equate the American Civil War, which killed an estimated 700,000 Americans between 1861 and 1865.Sitting on the back of SUV with a Trump 2024 sticker on his vehicle, Republican voter Zach Scherer told Sky News: “I think it’s a civil war – I truly do. “I think that’s the only thing that’s going to bring America back together after this election if we lose.”Sky News’ US correspondent Mark Stone said: “That’s an extraordinary, frightening prediction.”The Republican voter said: “It is, but look back in the old days, that seemed to fix it the first time.” Zach Scherer said Republicans need to win the election (Image: TWITTER/@Sky News) Zach Scherer forecasts a civil war of Republicans lose the midterm elections (Image: TWITTER/@SKYNEWS)Mr Scherer said: “It’s not what I want at all but we’re out of options.”Corey Check, another Republican voter, said: “America’s at stake. If we lose it, our country’s going to hell.””I’m fed up with all the bullc**p  in politics. And we know that we need to have good, freedom-loving candidates in office.”With only seven days left to the midterm elections, Democrats and Republicans are campaigning intensively to gain or keep control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.READ MORE: At least 10 Republicans were at Capitol riots Corey Check said ‘if we lose, our country’s going to hell’ (Image: TWITTER/@SKYNEWS) Paul Pelosi was attacked in this house in San Francisco (Image: GETTY)The recent intrusion of David DePape into the San Franciso’s house of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the beating up of her husband Paul Pelosi, has hyped up tensions around political violence.To fend off new potential attacks on political candidates, US security agencies issued a heighten threated advisory on the day the offender broke into the Speaker Pelosi’s property.Attacks carried out by domestic actors pose the most serious risk to potential political targets, said a bulletin issued by Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, the National Counterterrorism Center and the U.S. Capitol Police. The threat of violence has been fuelled by growing domestic extremism and individuals who adhere to these ideologies, the report added.DON’T MISS:Biden scrambles to PA as Dr Oz races into 3% lead over Fetterman [REPORT]  Pelosi’s husband recovering after hammer attack [REPORT]  Biden and Schumer in hot mic midterm gaffe on crucial Senate race [REPORT]   Nancy Pelosi was the original target of David PePape (Image: GETTY)The bulk of these individuals are likely to cite the 2020 presidential election and Donald Trump’s claim that the election was stolen by Democrats and incumbent President Joe Biden. The US President has urged political figures on both sides of the aisle to “clearly and unambiguously” reject political violence, calling the attack on Paul Pelosi “despicable”.While some Republicans have condemned the attack, others have mocked it. Arizona Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake appeared to joke about the attack, when she had her supporters laughing at an event after she said that Nancy Pelosi “has got protection when she’s in DC, apparently, her house doesn’t have a lot of protection.”According to polls aggregator FiveThirtyEight, Republicans have a razor-thin lead of less than one percentage point over Democrats in Congress, with 46 percent of voters wanting Republicans retaking both houses and 45.2 percent of them wanting Democrats remain in control of Congress. READ NEXT:Biden scrambles as Republicans lead midterms chargeCreepy letters threaten Democrats voters ahead of US midtermsUS voters worry of violence and intimidation at midterm electionsBiden ‘appreciates’ Americans are frustrated as midterm elections loomZeldin says New York ‘in crisis’ during fiery debate with Hochul