WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump is endorsing candidates, rallying his supporters and this week will again test his ability to move Republican votes when his name is not on the ballot.
On Tuesday, two very different parts of Trump's base will decide whether to back the president's chosen candidates, an early indicator of Trump's ability to turn out his supporters out for the fall midterm elections.
In New York, Trump has endorsed Rep. Dan Donovan in his tight Staten Island-area race against former Rep. Michael Grimm. Grimm was briefly jailed for felony tax fraud but retains a base of support in the more blue-collar district, where Trump is also embraced as a native son.
