Republicans face brutal midterm headwinds. Six forces could help them defy history.

allies are distancing themselves as they face tough re-election bids. Republican Representative Maria Salazar, who won South Florida's 27th Congressional District by 20 percentage points two years ago, recently ran a television advertisement criticizing the Trump administration's immigration policies. Salazar's ad claimed enforcement had "gone too far" and stated that "Hispanics who helped you get to the