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Trump Heads West to Campaign — And a Lot of Senators Do, Too

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 16, 2018 at 10:11pm

By Niels Lesniewski and D.A. Banks

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President Donald Trump and a slew of potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are spending a lot of time this month campaigning on the ground in tight Senate races. Senior Senate reporter Niels Lesniewski says Nevada, in particular, will be a popular stopover in the final weeks before the midterm vote.

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