Inside Trump’s Red-State Travel Swing

“President Donald Trump’s decision to kick off a month of midterm campaign travel with rallies in red states like Oklahoma and Alabama has confounded some Republicans, but those involved in the plans argue there’s a strategy behind them,” Semafor reports.

“Both rally sites — Durant, Oklahoma, and Mobile, Alabama — ‘hit multiple states and media markets’ because of their proximity to neighboring states, a Republican official familiar with the strategy said.”

“Trump officials hope to turn out low-propensity voters, particularly in close races that Republicans need to win to keep control of Congress.”