“firewall” on Capitol Hill if Mr. Biden prevails; and the belief that money is not among Mr. Trump’s myriad problems. A series of national polls last week showed Mr. Trump stuck double digits behind Mr. Biden, who now tops 50 percent in many surveys. But the trend on the Republican political landscape is toward erosion, not growth. Mr. Biden himself told a group of journalists last week that he could see his party winning as many as 53 Senate seats this year. Mr. Trump not only maintains an iron grip on the Republican base that every Republican senator on the ballot will need to mobilize but also a penchant to lash out at the first signs of disloyalty.

Source: New York Times July 20, 2020 09:00 UTC