By Niall Stanage - 10/21/16 06:00 AM EDT
It’s going to be an anxious 18 days for Republicans.
With the last of the debates over — and polls showing that Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton was seen as the winner of the final encounter — Republican Donald Trump’s last, best chance to reset the race is likely behind him.
That sets up a fortnight of Trump struggling to do anything possible to boost his flailing campaign — regardless of what that might mean for Republicans down ballot.
The GOP is worried about losing the Senate, and while the House majority had been presumed to be safe, anything seems possible in the volatile electoral moment.
“All existing data points to a blowout at the top of the ticket,” said Rory Cooper, a strategist and one-time aide to former Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.). “Republicans need to persuade voters that Hillary Clinton requires the checks and balances of a Republican Congress, and polling has shown they respond positively to that idea.”
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