Has the presidential race become uncoupled from House and Senate races?

[Stinky The Clown]

Usually the presidential candidate helps down ballot contenders. This cycle, its seems, many, particularly on the GOPee side, have tried to pretend Trump doesn't exist. For his part, Trump is constantly fucking with those who he thinks fucked with him.

The Democrats are more connected up and down the ballot, I think.

But, overall, is this a cycle where the presidential race is becoming less and less connected to House and Senate races?

I'm really not sure what to make of it this year.

[tonyt53]

1. The RNC is making every attempt possible to disconnect the races. Only hope they have left.

[Hortensis]

4. Yes, absolutely. Huge money is being spent on

advertising for state races that very carefully never mentions Trump. The Republican Party and the dark-money forces behind it are putting everything into saving control of both the house and senate and also control of state legislatures, governorships, judgeships.

Lawrence O'Donnell pointed out that the party leadership cannot renounce Trump because they cannot keep even the house without Trump voters, so they sometimes speak up for whatever he's busy trashing but without ever saying anything against him.

[uponit7771]

2. Most likely it can't, it'll be mostly politicos who'll know how to NOT vote straight ticket

[PoliticAverse]

3. No. n/t