Republicans Seek Daylight with Trump: From the Politics Desk The current wave of Republicans distancing themselves from President Donald Trump may be too little, too late to salvage their party's fate in the midterms.
This phenomenon is not entirely surprising, given that even a cursory glance at history reveals how common it is for lawmakers to disavow an unpopular president before an election.
In 2018, Democrats hemorrhaged House seats and lost nine Senate seats in a single cycle, largely due to Republican lawmakers' inability or unwillingness to distance themselves sufficiently from Trump's unpopularity.