Senate Republicans arm in arm with Trump as midterm elections enter homestretch

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Senate Republicans arm in arm with Trump as midterm elections enter homestretch
by David M. Drucker
 | September 02, 2018 12:00 AM



Senate Republicans head into the homestretch of a promising midterm election campaign arm in arm with President Trump, a mutually beneficial alliance that was hardly predictable at this time last year.

Last Labor Day, tensions flared over the collapse of legislation to repeal Obamacare and emotions were raw in the aftermath of a white supremacist march on Charlottesville, Va., with charges and counter-charges flying from one end of Pennsylvania Avenue to the other. Fast-forward 12 months: the infighting has largely ceased, as have the public airing of grievances.

The president and his Senate allies have put lingering differences aside to focus on expanding their party’s slim, 50-seat majority. A string of shared accomplishments, plus a 2018 battleground that runs right through the heart of Trump country, have helped keep afloat this once-unlikely détente.

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[Formerly Once-Ler]

A knowledgeable Republican insider attributed the fruitful peace accord and goodwill that has proliferated to the regular flow of communication between McConnell and the president.

“They see each other filling gaps that each other have in their own leadership style,” this operative said. “The president has successfully relied on Mitch McConnell’s political judgment on Senate races, and McConnell relies on Trump for his political weathervane when it comes to where conservatives are across the country.”

Unattributed but rings true.

[Cyber Liberty]

Unattributed but rings true.

It does.  It seems the two sides may have figured out they are not going to eliminate the other, and the attempt is helping the enemy.

[bilo]

Unattributed but rings true.

Being pragmatic in politics is critical to achieving any success.

My enemy yesterday may be my ally tomorrow.

[Fantom]

Unattributed but rings true.

So, you like President Trump now that he is backing RINOS.