Republicans Who Broke with Trump Could Face Challenges

Wall Street Journal: “Donald Trump’s victory this month allowed Republicans to largely skip the intraparty reckoning that descended upon Democrats instead. But Mr. Trump’s White House win raised a different, unexpected question for a handful of Republicans: did breaking with the GOP presidential nominee carry a political price for some this month, and could it bring political peril in the next midterms for others?”

“The initial evidence seemed to suggest that splitting with Mr. Trump was a dangerous move. Three GOP Senate candidates who broke with Mr. Trump at various times in the campaign lost on election night, including Rep. Joe Heck in Nevada and two incumbents, Sen. Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire and Sen. Mark Kirk in Illinois.”