As Trump's fortunes sink, Republicans start to distance themselves in bid to save Senate
WASHINGTON - As President Donald Trump skids deeper into political peril, anxious Republicans have started to try to distance themselves from his fate, appealing to voters to elect them as a check on a Joe Biden administration.
As they make closing arguments in a desperate bid to keep control of the Senate, even Trump loyalists are chafing when asked how deep their support for the president runs.
Senate campaigns, which long focused on electing candidates who would be loyal to Trump, now pitch a darker message to Republican voters - one that assumes Trump won't be there.
"If we lose the Senate, there will be no firewall to stop the Democrats
