Playbook: “Trump has fully invested himself in the coming midterm elections. Advisers and allies tell Playbook that with passage of his domestic policy megalaw behind him, Trump is itching to return to the stump and hold rallies — something he has brought up in multiple meetings in the past couple weeks.
”“But it would be a mistake to think that this is simply about Trump enjoying performing for adoring crowds of supporters: He sees near-existential stakes on the line for his political project and for himself.”