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Bloomberg
So much for the “Kavanaugh Bump.†Republicans now fear some of their voters are losing enthusiasm a week away from midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.
Outrage amid the Republican electorate over Democrats’ treatment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination has dissipated, Trump aides and Republican pollsters say. After last week’s mail-bomb scare and synagogue shooting, President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell, potentially jeopardizing key Senate races that his allies thought had turned his party’s way.
Trump was expected to head to Florida on Wednesday evening as he begins an eight-state, 11-rally final campaign swing to rev up his supporters before the November 6 vote.
But he will spend valuable time in the final days of the campaign on defense, traveling to states he won handily to try to shore up support for Republican candidates who strategists believed to be well positioned for victory a few weeks ago. Trump advisers have all but given up on keeping Republican control of the House and are now focused on saving the Senate, which will be crucial to confirm Trump’s judicial and Cabinet appointments.
The White House’s political calculus for the final week of the election was upended following pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats last week and the deadly Pittsburgh synagogue shooting over the weekend.