Mr. Gingrich thinks that the infighting among the Republican Party is wasting a “limited amount of time and energy.” The president’s Twitter attacks on congressional Republicans are the greatest examples of this. He points out that 10 Democratic senators are up for re-election in states that President Trump carried in 2016 and that “every one of these ten senators is vulnerable.” He would prefer for the president and his party to focus their attention on those races so that “2018 could become a very good year.” Read more »

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Noah Rothman in Commentary

“Trump’s Praetorian Guard may pretend as though the president is unconcerned about a primary challenge, but his behavior suggests otherwise.”

Mr. Rothman writes that even as Mr. Trump’s “2020 campaign machine is staffing up, raising funds, and tracking potential Democratic challengers,” the Twitter attacks that Mr. Gingrich points to portray the landscape of primary challenges to come. It starts with Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, who has already announced himself a challenger “from the president’s left”; continues with the establishment parts of the Republican Party; and extends to “the wing of the G.O.P.” that Mr. Rothman says “believes in Trumpism even more than Trump.” Read more »



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Jonathan S. Tobin in National Review

“Trump is forgetting that insurgent tactics, though they won him the nomination, can’t get results on Capitol Hill against a determined and experienced foe who knows how to work the system.”

Mr. Tobin thinks that the administration is making a big mistake if it doesn’t pivot to a more collaborative manner of working with the rest of the Republican Party. And he points out that the “only tangible achievement” of the White House — Neil M. Gorsuch’s confirmation to the Supreme Court — was the work of Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader. Read more »