“Like no other president before, Republican voters want you to wrap yourself around Trump. ADADAt the center of the calculation was Trump himself, and just how much Republicans feel they can distance themselves from a president who, in just over three years, has traveled from troublesome outsider to Republican Party standard-bearer. ADDemocrats, they add, should stop expecting a Republican establishment to stand up and block Trump, since Trump himself is now the establishment. “If you think about the Republican Party, he’s the center of the orbit. Many Republicans also believe that Trump stands a strong chance of reelection against a flawed Democratic opponent, whether a nominee from the left like Sens.

Source: Washington Post January 31, 2020 21:58 UTC