Trump and the GOP House Majority

        After doing light research on the research paper topics and browsing through the news, I found this article from Politico interesting.With nearly 700 delegates, Donald J. Trump is on his way to securing the 2016 GOP Presidential nomination. Although his success in the race thus far is a surprise in itself, many media outlets, such as Politico, claim that Trump's strong presence in the primaries may negatively affect the GOP elections in the House, perhaps costing them their majority. Although the Republicans currently have a 30-seat majority in the House, many of the Republicans who are on the November ballot with Trump are experiencing backlash for Trump's harsh comments on racism, immigration, Islam... just to name a few. Politico names a few vulnerable House Republicans such as Robert Dold and Carlos Curbelo, who are taking hard hits with Trump's attacks against women and Hispanics.
         According to a Politico article, polls are accurately reflecting these effects. For example, "The respected Cook Political Report downgraded Republicans' chances in 10 districts last Friday." The Republican party, however, has been equally aware, and outside groups have increased their fundraising and outreach efforts to try to better the Party's reputation and to wash off the affiliation with Donald Trump.
       It is extremely interesting to me (and even a little scary for that matter) that one individual can create a ripple effect within the Republican party across all political levels. It will be interesting to see how these levels. This probably brings upon a lot of frustration among Republicans, who want to keep the majority in the House and remain steadfast on their beliefs, but do not want to compromise the presidential spot for the next four years.

Source: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/trump-gop-house-majority-jeopardy-221004