Ashley Hinson Steers Away From Trump in Midterms

New York Times: “The rare public fissure reflects the shifting economic and political headwinds that Ms. Hinson is facing in her agriculture-heavy state. A third-term House Republican, she is shouldering the responsibility of defending her party’s control of Iowa’s open Senate seat, which could decide the balance of power in Washington.”

“After frequently supporting Mr. Trump’s agenda, she has downplayed her alignment with Mr. Trump in the last stretch before the election. She stayed off the stage at his midterm convention in Dallas last week, in contrast with most other red-state Republican Senate nominees in tossup races.”