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National Review conservative reveals clear truth about GOP internal polling

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With only weeks left until the midterm elections, a growing tide of Republican candidates is distancing themselves from President Donald Trump, with the trend becoming so apparent that it even made headlines at the conservative National Review . Writing for the outlet on Wednesday, senior correspondent Jim Geraghty wrote that Republicans are taking a line from the band The Police when it comes to handling Trump: "Don't Stand So Close to Me." " GOP candidates running for office could only appear connected to a president with a high-30-something job approval rating for so long," he wrote. "This week, everywhere you look, Republicans are emphasizing that they want the war against Iran to end, and will do whatever it takes to bring down unleaded gasoline prices and diesel prices . Whether or not you believe the current public polls suggesting GOP doom accurately represent the mood of the electorate, Republicans who want to win in November are acting like their internal polling matches thos