The US President has cleared his White House diary to concentrate on the midterm elections. Trump regards himself as “the closer”, the guy who can seal the deal with voters. While spineless Republicans fear losing their shirts on 3 November, Trump told Time magazine he was ready to fight.

“We’ll do okay if I campaign, and I intend to,” he said. “If I campaign…you don’t give me enough credit. When I campaign, I give people a lot.” He has just embarked on a 32-day swing through at least 17 states, an impressive schedule for the 80-year-old President. 

Rallies are his comfort zone, where he can do the Trump jig to disco hits like YMCA and thrill to the sound of Pavarotti belting out Nessun Dorma, with its promise of “Vincero” (“I will win”). But Trump’s name is not on the congressional ballot. Some Republican lawmakers would prefer him to keep his nose out of their races, but they lack the courage to say it to his face.

On Thursday, Trump was at a truck plant in Texas, in a bid to shore up Ken Paxton’s campaign for Senate. This state should be an easy win for Republicans with their ultra-Maga candidate, but James Talarico, his Democratic opponent, is narrowly ahead in the polls.

On stage, Trump made fun of Paxton. “He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, I’ll be honest. Is he here, by the way? Oh, there he is. I didn’t know if he was........

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