The upcoming retirements of Bob Corker and now Jeff Flake from the United States Senate will be helpful to President Donald Trump if his supporters get what they hope for: Republican successors in those seats who will be better soldiers for Trump. That’s very likely in Tennessee, where the Trump-friendly congresswoman Marsha Blackburn is an early favorite to win the GOP nomination to succeed Corker and would have a clear advantage in the Republican-heavy state. Things are more complicated in Arizona, where the only remaining declared candidate is the super-Trumpy Kelli Ward, who has the backing of the likes of Steve Bannon but is viewed as a problematic general-election candidate against the leading Democrat, Read the full story here > |