Republicans in swing-seat House districts are welcoming President Trump to their districts and embracing him as the leader of the party despite his underwater approval ratings.
It is a somewhat surprising move for vulnerable lawmakers who might be expected to distance themselves from the president for fear of alienating critical swing voters.Trump is not popular, according to polls; he has just a 40 percent approval rating in the Real Clear Politics polling average.
National Republican strategists, though, see using the president’s popularity with the GOP base as a way to boost turnout and defy historical midterm trends that foretell losses for the president’s party. Republicans can afford only a handful of losses and retain their slender majority. Read more