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The 'prairie fire' threatening to burn down the GOP's Senate majority

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President Donald Trump appears to be losing support throughout much of his base, from three-time Trump voters to citizens who hoped he would fix the ailing economy . Now a new report reveals that Democrats have a game plan for flipping traditionally red states like Iowa and Kansas away from the Republican Party — namely, by tying the GOP brand inextricably to both Trump and his economy. "If Democrats flip Republican-held seats in Ohio and Iowa while retaining Michigan, they will almost certainly net the four seats total needed to take control of the Senate for President Donald Trump’s final two years," reported Politico's Jonathan Martin on Sunday . "As the traditional start of the campaign season draws near, though, Republicans are increasingly worried they may be consumed by a worsening prairie fire." Quoting Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Martin wrote that Cramer said about Trump that “he’s in serious trouble in farm country. He being Trump — and Trump is us. I’m not very optimistic.” Ma

First report: 'Farmageddon' ignites midterm 'prairie fire' as GOP senators complain 'Trump is us' — rawstory.com, 15d