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October 11, 2016

House Within Dems Grasp, They Believe, After Trump Goes Bull in G.O.P. China Shop

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Congressional Democrats believe that they can not only recapture the Senate, but a House Majority, in the wake of Donald Trump’s latest meltdown. House Democratic electioneers told The Washington Post on Monday evening that internal polls conducted the night before reveal Republican legislators confronting “a backlash regardless of whether they continued to support Trump or not.” Surveys conducted after the second presidential debate by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) show their candidates have “a 12-point edge if the Republican recently withdrew their support from…

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Amid Trump’s Tailspin, Lawmakers Briefed on Nominee Withdraw Scenario

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The Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a conspicuously timed report last week, informing lawmakers on what would happen if a major presidential nominee left the ticket ahead of the November election. CRS briefings are often requested by Members of Congress and their staff. That suggests that Trump’s electoral implosion in recent days has some lawmakers curious about what would happen if the real estate mogul is removed from the ticket or steps down before November 8. “Although it might be assumed that the vice presidential…

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