Desperately trying to quell the panic growing in their guts and in their ranks, Republicans are spinning themselves dizzy trying to explain why President Trump’s approval rating will improve before the midterm.
Their desperation arises from the president’s extraordinarily low approval rating and the impact it will likely have on the 2018 elections. …
Instead of chanting “serenity now,” a la George Costanza, they’re attempting to spin their way to calm by offering a number of arguments, some of which contain just a kernel of truth, while quietly thanking their maker for the gerrymander and praying it’s enough. CONT.
Mark Mellman (Mellman Group), The Hill