Tuesday, July 18, 2017




Trump's Big 2018 Gamble

There's plenty of upside if the president manages to knock off Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona. It's also a big risk over a grudge....

The upside is obvious: If Trump can actually bring about the primary defeat of a sitting Republican senator and then hold that seat in the general election, he'll gain considerable respect from, and influence over, Republican party actors everywhere. It's not just that other Republicans will be afraid he'll do the same thing to them; it's about, well, magic



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