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| Trump kicks off pre-midterms tour with West Virginia rally | Trump kicks off pre-midterms tour with West Virginia rally |
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| Donald Trump will on Saturday kick off a week of rallies in five friendly states, seeking to shore up support ahead of the midterm elections as the fate of his pick to fill a supreme court vacancy remains unclear. | |
| Republicans are at risk of losing control of Congress in the 6 November elections, which could impede Trump’s attempts to clamp down on immigration, cut taxes, approve new trade deals and invest in infrastructure. | Republicans are at risk of losing control of Congress in the 6 November elections, which could impede Trump’s attempts to clamp down on immigration, cut taxes, approve new trade deals and invest in infrastructure. |
| Allegations of sexual misconduct against Trump’s supreme court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, have complicated his confirmation proceedings, disappointing conservative voters and energizing Democrats. Kavanaugh denies the accusations. | Allegations of sexual misconduct against Trump’s supreme court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, have complicated his confirmation proceedings, disappointing conservative voters and energizing Democrats. Kavanaugh denies the accusations. |
| Trump travels first to Wheeling, West Virginia, on Saturday, where Republicans are trying to unseat the Democratic senator Joe Manchin, one of a handful of senators seen as key votes to determine Kavanaugh’s appointment. | |
| Trump will then hold evening rallies in Johnson City, Tennessee, on Monday; Southaven, Mississippi, on Tuesday; Rochester, Minnesota, on Thursday; and Topeka, Kansas, next Saturday. | |
| The Trump campaign said the rallies are aimed at energizing volunteers and supporters as Republicans try to protect and expand majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives. | The Trump campaign said the rallies are aimed at energizing volunteers and supporters as Republicans try to protect and expand majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives. |
| “Control of Congress is so critical for his agenda that the president will travel to as many states as possible as we head into the busy campaign season,” a Trump campaign spokesman said, declining to be named. | “Control of Congress is so critical for his agenda that the president will travel to as many states as possible as we head into the busy campaign season,” a Trump campaign spokesman said, declining to be named. |
| A third of the Senate and all House seats are in play. Power could shift if Democrats gain two Senate seats and 23 House seats. | A third of the Senate and all House seats are in play. Power could shift if Democrats gain two Senate seats and 23 House seats. |
| It’s not a good sign for Morrisey that the president has to come to try to give him a boost in the polls | It’s not a good sign for Morrisey that the president has to come to try to give him a boost in the polls |
| Saturday’s visit will be Trump’s second in recent weeks to West Virginia – a state he won by more than 40% in 2016 – to campaign for the Republican Senate candidate Patrick Morrisey, who is trailing Manchin. | |
| “It’s not a good sign for Morrisey that the president has to come to try to give him a boost in the polls,” said Simon Haeder, a political scientist at West Virginia University. | “It’s not a good sign for Morrisey that the president has to come to try to give him a boost in the polls,” said Simon Haeder, a political scientist at West Virginia University. |
| Trump’s next two stops will be in states he also won handily in 2016: Tennessee, which he took by more than 20%, and Mississippi, where he won by 18%. | Trump’s next two stops will be in states he also won handily in 2016: Tennessee, which he took by more than 20%, and Mississippi, where he won by 18%. |
| Tennessee’s former governor, Phil Bredesen, and US representative Marsha Blackburn are in a tight race for a Senate seat held by the retiring Republican Bob Corker. | |
| In Mississippi, two Republicans and two Democrats are in a special election primary battle for a Senate seat vacated by the Republican Thad Cochran. Trump has endorsed Cindy Hyde-Smith, who would need to win 50% of the votes to avoid a run-off on 27 November. | |
| Although Trump narrowly lost Minnesota in 2016, he won in Rochester, where he will support Republicans including Karin Housley, who is running for the Senate, hoping to unseat Tina Smith. Smith was appointed to the seat last year when the Democratic senator Al Franken resigned after being accused of sexual harassment. | |
| In Kansas, a state Trump won by 20%, he will rally support for Kris Kobach’s gubernatorial campaign. Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state, advised Trump’s campaign on immigration restrictions and has pushed for restrictive voting laws. | In Kansas, a state Trump won by 20%, he will rally support for Kris Kobach’s gubernatorial campaign. Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state, advised Trump’s campaign on immigration restrictions and has pushed for restrictive voting laws. |
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