Hurricane Donald hits the midterm campaign trail – expect a bumpy ride

Election rallies are Trump’s happy place but for Republican candidates the president’s chaotic style can be a mixed blessing

Rochester in Minnesota, Topeka in Kansas, Council Bluffs in Iowa and Erie in Pennsylvania all sound like quiet, uneventful towns. But each is battening down the hatches and bracing for a storm. A category 5 political hurricane, in fact. Hurricane Donald.

These are the next stops on the campaign trail for Donald Trump, hurling himself into the midterm elections with full force in an effort to energize his Republican base. But based on past experience, the US president is equally likely to leave a trail of destruction in his wake.

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