Especially if they lose the House — as pretty much everyone assumes they will — will Republicans conclude that the campaign they ran was a mistake and try to change? So if nothing else, if they’re not successful in holding the House, Republicans could decide that it was a tactical mistake to embrace race-baiting as a campaign strategy. If Republicans maintain control of the House, the notion of running a campaign built on blunt, race-based attacks on immigrants and minorities will have been validated. There will be some Republicans saying the party made a mistake, but their arguments will fall on deaf ears. Read more:Brian Klaas: A reminder: America’s future is at stake in the 2018 midtermsHugh Hewitt: Republicans and Democrats have very different closing arguments.

Source: Washington Post November 05, 2018 17:34 UTC