Brutal summer for Republicans

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Brutal summer for Republicans
By Scott Wong and Alexander Bolton - 08/31/18 06:00 AM EDT


It’s been a brutal summer for the GOP.

President Trump’s secret meeting, and stunning press conference, with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Felony convictions for Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, and a guilty plea from his longtime personal fixer, Michael Cohen. Returning flags atop the White House to full staff less than 48 hours after Sen. John McCain’s death.

Some Republicans say the president's actions these past few months amount to a series of costly errors that distract from the party’s strong economic message and raise more doubts about whether the GOP can keep control of the House — and perhaps the Senate — in the upcoming midterm elections.

This summer has been defined by “a series of unforced errors that only add to the insecurity about November,” lamented one senior House GOP aide.

Things were bad for Trump last summer as well, when he suggested that “both sides” were to blame for violent clashes at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville that left one counter-protester dead and many injured.

But unlike last year, this summer has seen Trump wade into controversy after controversy, distraction after distraction.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/404473-brutal-summer-for-republicans

[3Hotdogs]

1. "... errors that distract from the party's strong economic message..."

The party's economic gains are so bigly that they can't afford to pay salary increases to federal employees.

[2naSalit]

2. Beat me to it!

Exactly what I was about to say.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. I sure hope so