ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For Republicans running in competitive primaries this year, one question has loomed above all others: To embrace President Trump, or to oppose him? This choice can make or break a campaign. Already, repeatedly, it has. For pro-Trump insurgents, the scorecard is full of upsets — and for anti-Trump incumbents, startling defeats. Representative Martha Roby of Alabama narrowly escaped that fate on Tuesday [7-17-18], winning a primary runoff that she was forced into because nearly two years ago, she called on Mr. Trump to drop out of the presidential race in response to the ‘Access Hollywood’ tape in which he bragged about groping women. If not for her efforts since then to realign herself with the president — not to mention the fact that her runoff opponent, Bobby Bright, used to be a Democrat — the result might have been different. Since Mr. Trump took office, Ms. Roby has vocally supported him and consistently voted for his policies. She earned endorsements from Mr. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.”
–Maggie Astor, “Martha Roby Won. Here’s How Other Pro- and Anti-Trump Republicans Are Faring.,” The New York Times online, July 18, 2018