ELECTION/GOP/POLL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Any list of endangered House incumbents this cycle will have Barbara Comstock’s name at or near the top. Comstock, a two-term GOP lawmaker representing the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC, is facing a challenge from Democratic state Sen. Jennifer Wexton, who won a six-way primary earlier this month with 42% of the vote. A new Monmouth University poll released Tuesday [6-26-18] gives Wexton a 10-point advantage over Comstock in the district — 49% to 39%. Comstock’s bid is complicated by President Donald Trump’s standing in the district, which he lost to Hillary Clinton by 10 points in 2016. A majority of 10th district voters — 53% – disapprove of the President’s job performance, including 47% who say they strongly disapprove. That contrasts with just 24% of respondents who say they strongly approve of the job Trump is doing. Resistance to Trump appears to be a motivating factor here, with 70% who oppose what the President is doing saying it is very important for them to cast a vote to express their feelings about him.”
-Terence Burlij, “House Key Race Alert: Trump drag pulls Comstock’s race toward Democrats,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, June 26, 2018 3:13 pm