DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After nearly four years of improbable political momentum, President Donald Trump demonstrated Tuesday [11-6-18] his brand of race-baiting and fear-mongering politics — which inflamed his base voters but scorched the rest — can still win some big elections. That, it appeared, was proof enough to the President his dark impulses haven’t led him wrong. Even losing the House of Representatives and providing Democrats their first real check on the presidency seemed unlikely to force a reckoning at the White House over Trump’s inflammatory tone. ‘ Trump will continue a presidential tradition by holding a post-midterm election news conference at 11:30 a.m., ET. Aides say he will claim victory for Republican gains in the Senate and key races for governor. He is expected to give remarks about his role in the midterms before taking questions.”
–Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, “Trump must reckon with new realities in wake of the election,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, November 7, 2018 10:51 pm