Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) speaks to reporters this month in Phoenix after a campaign event for her Senate primary race. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)Establishment Republicans have grown increasingly confident that their top Senate recruit will survive Tuesday’s bruising Arizona primary, just weeks after they panicked and pleaded with President Trump to take sides. Trump is not expected to make an 11th-hour endorsement, according to a White House official who said the primary is complicated for the president. “It was a very strong shout-out.”There had been a push among some McSally supporters for a Trump endorsement weeks ago. Early voting is popular in Arizona, which means much of the primary is already being decided.

Source: Washington Post August 23, 2018 18:33 UTC