House Republicans look to silver linings for midterm playbook as they embark on recess

House Republicans are fanning out across the country for August recess hoping to capitalize on silver linings in an otherwise tough midterm environment as they kick off a 100-day sprint to Election Day.

They are looking for bright spots in mostly daunting public polling.

They are taking every opportunity to tie all Democrats to the far-left candidates who have shocked the establishment with recent primary wins.

And GOP leaders, despite enduring a legislative summer marred by infighting, are touting passage of a stock trading ban; a shutdown-averting stopgap funding bill; an annual defense policy bill; and a third reconciliation framework that would fund the Pentagon, farm aid and voting restrictions demanded by President Trump.

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