Unlike this year’s U.S. Senate races, which are mainly being fought in Trump-friendly states, many of the most contested House electoral battles are for Republican-held seats in more Democratic-leaning places.
That enhances the odds of Democrats winning control of the House and presents a dilemma for Republican incumbents: Do they strike some distance from President Donald Trump, or continue to march in lockstep with him in Congress? But don’t look for any mass Republican defections, even if the probe of any Trump ties to Russia escalates. CONT.
Albert R. Hunt, Bloomberg View