(CNN) In the departure of chief economic adviser Gary Cohn, exasperated Republicans see a troublesome Trump trifecta: personnel, policy and political chaos that GOP leaders increasingly fear is turning an already difficult midterm election year disastrous. Exhibit A in testing how that White House chaos plays at the polls will be the Pennsylvania special election next Tuesday. President Donald Trump carried the district by 20 points just 16 months ago, but Republicans are increasingly suggesting they will lose. "PA-18 loss coming," was the morning response of a seasoned GOP hand, a campaign hand with access to the latest data. The most worrisome, and scathing, White House critiques are private, shared only with the promise of anonymity.

Source: CNN March 07, 2018 23:15 UTC