If they can get 15 or higher, it will be a very bad night for House Speaker Paul Ryan. Ryan twisted himself into a pretzel by endorsing but not always supporting Donald Trump. Now, he's facing the prospect of a slimmer majority, with fewer moderates. Conservative members in the Freedom Caucus have already sent warning shots threatening Ryan's tenure as speaker.
Mara LiassonThis year [2016], however, polls show [Hillary] Clinton winning white college-educated voters by double digits.
Mara LiassonThere's a lot of anxiety about terrorism among the country at large. There's also a feeling the country has stagnated.
Mara LiassonIf Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania wins, for instance, it will tell Republicans that their own brand hasn't been hurt too badly by [Donald] Trump's negatives.
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