Trump promised a swing district blitz. Hes going to a lot of very red states
News Source : NPR
News Summary
- President Trump's travel schedule has taken him to a lot of Republican territory.
- It's a novel political strategy that runs counter to the norm for unpopular presidents.
- Republicans are on defense in states where they've traditionally won without much trouble.
- Trump's team is picking locations where he can activate the Republican base in places where he's done well in the past."He's trying to drum up any amount of support that he can at the last minute," North Carolina Democratic Party chair says.
- "I don't think that North Carolinians are going to fall for it again"
Follow the midterms & more in the NPR App Early in September, President Trump gathered Republicans running in competitive races for a dinner in the White House Rose Garden.
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