Primaries, primaries, primaries: Senate Republicans should have a lot of pickup opportunities in next year's midterm elections, when 10 Senate Democrats are up for reelection in states that Trump won in 2016. But Republicans first have to get through competitive primaries in nearly every state, including for seats the GOP already holds. If these critical voters are so turned off by Trump, Republicans up for election next year may have to decide they need to be critical of the president, too, if they want to win. The end of Flake's own career is a microcosm of the Republican Party's breakup: Republicans are in a battle for the soul of their party. But as Flake voiced this week, plenty of establishment Republicans are terrified that Trump could be winning.

Source: Washington Post November 25, 2017 12:56 UTC