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Commentary: Reuters: Seven is the number that explains why Congressional Republicans won’t turn on Trump

... 50 Republican House members out of 240 who have something to worry about when it comes to the general election, even in a year that promises to be highly unfavorable to them. But even the ones who are vulnerable know that since only about a third of eligible voters cast ballots in midterm elections, their fate largely depends on the balance of Republicans and Democrats who decide to go the polls, not on persuading people to change their votes from one party to another. They have nothing to gain by standing up to the president.

Dems better get a compelling platform. Sooner than later. "Oppose Trump" as a single-legged stool is a strategy for falling on one's face. [Again.]