GOP And WH Point Fingers As Challenging Midterm Elections Loom

on August 4, 2018 in Lewis Center, Ohio.
LEWIS CENTER, OH - AUGUST 04: President Donald Trump speaks at a rally to show support for Ohio Republican congressional candidate Troy Balderson on August 4, 2018 in Lewis Center, Ohio. Balderson faces Democratic ... LEWIS CENTER, OH - AUGUST 04: President Donald Trump speaks at a rally to show support for Ohio Republican congressional candidate Troy Balderson on August 4, 2018 in Lewis Center, Ohio. Balderson faces Democratic challenger Danny O'Connor for Ohio's 12th Congressional District on Tuesday. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Behind the scenes, the White House and congressional Republicans are pointing fingers at each other for causing conditions that could give Democrats control of the House and maybe even the Senate.

According to a Friday Hill report, each side has a central argument to its case.

The White House pins the blame on the high number of Republican retirements, as well as lackluster fundraising for those who did stick around to campaign.

Congressional Republicans and their advisers say that President Donald Trump and his dismal poll numbers have made for a toxic environment in which usual boons like a roaring economy get overshadowed by scandal and controversy.

“We should be talking about the economy but we’re easily distracted,” Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL), told the Hill. “That’s essentially the advice that was given two years ago when the Billy Bush incident came out: Everybody better take care of their own district because we’re not sure where this is gonna go.” Ross is one of many Republicans not seeking reelection.

“The blame lies with the president,” a GOP strategist added to the Hill. “He is the one taking the party off-message every day. Focus groups show that most voters don’t care about Russia, but what they don’t like is the president tweeting falsehoods and the general chaos that he creates every day.”

The White House and its allies take a different line.

“The incumbents haven’t done a good enough job supporting the president and championing his successes. They’re sort of avoiding it all, and I think that’s a mistake,” said Bryan Lanza, a former Trump campaign adviser.

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  2. Rats in a cage with the walls closing in, and no food…

  3. WH + Repubs = The Donner Party

  4. Gosh! It’s almost as if uniting behind a narcissistic madman isn’t all that great an idea.

  5. I never thought I would say this, but they’re both right for once.

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