Fearing a loss, GOP senators keep distance from Trump and begin to ponder party's future

 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/20/politics/republican-senate-reaction-trump/index.html

 For four years, Republican senators have shrugged off President Donald Trump's constant string of controversies and scandals. They've ignored his Twitter outbursts and endless grievances. And they've avoided confronting him, while voting mostly in lockstep for his agenda and protecting him during his impeachment trial.

But two weeks until Election Day, GOP senators are beginning to come to grips that Trump's reign in Washington could soon come to an end.

Publicly and privately, Republicans are now beginning to distance themselves from the President. And the debate over the post-Trump Republican Party is already taking shape, with some eager to emulate his populist style of America-first, slash-and-burn politics -- and others pushing to return to a more moderate, pro-business message to woo disaffected younger voters and women who have been put off by Trump.