'Nothing bodes well': Lackluster election results spark debate over Trump's midterm role

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nothing-bodes-well-lackluster-elections-reignite-debate-over-trumps-midterm-role/2018/08/08/fa232bb0-9b1c-11e8-843b-36e177f3081c_story.html?utm_term=.f8b6977a1094


A new round of lackluster showings by Republican candidates reignited a debate Wednesday within the GOP over whether President Trump will be a drag on the party’s chances in November and should stay out of some of the country’s most hotly contested races.

Inside the White House, Trump aides are mapping out plans for the fall that would offer a variety of options to Republican candidates, including visits by the president’s daughter Ivanka Trump to blue states and presidential tweets to bolster red-state allies.

But mounting apprehension about Trump’s political capital lingered in Washington and on the campaign trail.

In a flurry of elections on Tuesday — from the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio, to the technology corridor in Washington state — Democrats turned out in droves and significantly overperformed expectations by posing serious challenges to Republicans in staunchly GOP districts.

Many Republican strategists viewed the results as a dark omen three months ahead of Election Day, saying they illustrate the limits of Trump’s ability to boost candidates, particularly in suburban areas where the president’s popularity has suffered.

Even in Republican primaries, securing Trump’s endorsement was not a guarantee of electoral success.

[gopiscrap]

1. fuck trump

[The King of Prussia]

4. I'd really rather not

I suspect he's very sweaty and smells awful.

[BeyondGeography]

5. Always welcome an excuse

to post this:

[dalton99a]

2. Both the traitor and his vacuous grifter princess should be out campaigning every day

to help his traitor party

[SHRED]

3. Thoughts & Prayers