US President Donald Trump successfully harnessed voter anxiety over the economy, immigration and crime last year to retake the White House and lift plenty of other Republicans into office with him. But as the party tries to keep its grip on complete control in Washington, that strategy may be harder to replicate.

Republicans have lost a series of elections over the past month, some resoundingly. The latest setbacks came this week when a Democrat won the Miami mayor's race for the first time in three decades. Democrats also won a special election in a historically Republican district in Georgia.

Trump’s influence within the Republican Party shows limits, as he was unable on Thursday, December 11, to convince Indiana state senators to approve a new congressional map that might have secure

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