An Extremely Volatile Backdrop for an Election

Playbook: “With nine days until Election Day, violence, anti-Semitism and domestic terrorism are dominating the headlines. We started this week with mail bombings targeting prominent critics of President Trump. Then there was a shooter in Kentucky who tried to break into a largely black church and later killed two in a grocery store. And Saturday, 11 were killed in a mass shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue by a man who was spouting anti-Semitic rants.”

“While Republicans in recent weeks felt like their chances in the midterms had rebounded after the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation battle, make no mistake — this is an extremely volatile backdrop for the election. And some Republicans are concerned that Democrats could make a convincing case to voters wanting a ‘check’ on Trump for what they see as him stoking anger across the country.”