**On the roster: The GOP’s Pollyanna problem - Time Out: As president, he took a hard line against pork - Dems look to make gerrymandering a midterm issue - A national treasure? THE GOP’S POLLYANNA PROBLEMAs Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman recently pointed out, more than one out of every six Republican-controlled House districts doesn’t have an incumbent running this year. The current Republican president is broadly unpopular. But still there are voices from President Trump on down in the GOP who are dismissive of the idea that Democrats are poised to do well. Though President Trump carried the Wolverine State by only 0.2 percent in 2016, Michigan Republicans enjoy a 9-to-5 advantage in Congress and a 63-to-47 advantage in the state House.

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