“President Trump is there to pull the gop senators over the finish line.”
This is a sad statement. If GOP Senators are depending on Trump to drag them over the line it suggests there is something seriously wrong with the quality and performance of these Senators. If Senators are representing the interests of their voters, and staying connected with the electorate, they should be winning with a greater margin of votes than President Trump. Something is fundamentally wrong with the candidates the GOP is running.
Be that as it may that is why he is there
True... most of these senators have absolutely no charisma and do not like to be in front of their constituents or let alone be on TV to build their profiles.
they allow themselves to be defined as generic placeholders, who inspire no one (McSally, Collins, Ernst, Tillis, etc)
notable exceptions like John James in MI
“If GOP Senators are depending on Trump to drag them over the line it suggests there is something seriously wrong with the quality and performance of these Senators.“
I disagree.
Leftist propaganda is much harder to fight at the state and local level.
Legislators are judged not by whether they defend the Constitution or put America first in trade policy - but rather by whether or not they can bring home the bacon for their state or locality - whether they can win at the wealth redistribution game (which is entirely a Leftist construct).
Persuading voters to reject Leftist lies is hard enough for a POTUS, but it is that much harder down-ticket.
A US Senator is supposed to decide on federal law - defend the US constitution - but when he campaigns for re-election he is held to account for how his particular state is faring - conflicts abound.
If senators are expected to be loyal to their party’s national agenda, and support the President at the top of the ticket - a wise POTUS will return the favor and campaign hard in their state races.