The Republican Strategy to Salvage the Midterms

With Republicans trailing in the polls, the party is making hard choices about where to spend its money — abandoning some races while pouring resources into others.

Shane Goldmacher, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Lisa Lerer, political correspondents for The New York Times, explain why President Trump is campaigning almost daily in deep-red territory, how his influence is shaping the strategy and whether Democrats can win over the disenchanted voters they may need to take back the House and the Senate.

Guests: 

• Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.
• Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.
• Lisa Lerer, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Economic pain and an unpopular Trump have put the G.O.P. on its heels.
• Top Republican groups are pulling support from two House incumbents.

Photo: Kenny Holston/The New York Times

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