Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein If this was a national referendum on President Donald Trump, he’d be set for a thumping, or a shellacking, or whatever word a president not named Trump might select in conceding defeat. But it isn’t. Therein lies the core of Democrats’ concerns with 22 days to go, as they worry that a whole lot of their midterm enthusiasm will wind up wasted in places they don’t need the extra votes. The new ABC News/Washington Post poll reveals the potential electoral consequences of the very different slices of the nation that are voting in the midterms. Nationwide, Trump has a 41 percent approval rating, and Democrats have a 53-42 percent edge in the generic ballot for the House. But inside the 66 districts that are tossups, or only leaning toward one party or the other — the majority makers, or breakers — that lead evaporates into a 46-47 Democrats v. Republicans race. It’s a similar dynamic — driven by Democratic strength in cities, and weaknesses in rural areas — that is driving House and Senate forecasts in opposite directions, amid a campaign close set to be dominated by the president. "The House and Senate battlegrounds really aren’t that much alike," FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver writes. "In several important respects, in fact, they’re almost opposite from one another." The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks Americans responding to the latest ABC News/Washington Post's poll say they trust Democrats more than Republicans to handle six ... Link to the full article to read more