Good Wednesday morning and happy August. I'm Jake Sherman and welcome to your political

playbook audio briefing sponsored by the PepsiCo Foundation. And I'm Anna Palmer. It's 2010 all over

again. In 2010, Republicans were running to take over the House on promises that were hard to keep.

They were saying they would repeal Obamacare with Barack Obama in the White House.

They were promising to cut spending by billions of dollars, threatening to not raise the nation's

borrowing limit.

The party was ascendant, but becoming deeply split along stark ideological grounds.

Republicans tormented Obama with a steady stream of investigations and subpoenas. They launched Washington

into endless crises over six years. Fast forward to 2018, Democrats are running to take over the

House with candidates promising to abolish ICE and ensure all Americans through a Medicare

for All program. The party is becoming increasingly split with self-avowed socialists

ascendant. The base is hungry for

impeachment, something Democratic leadership has tried to tamp down. This will have real impact.

As of today, almost every Republican worth their weight in salt believes Democrats will win the

House. Governing will be super messy for the party given these ideas. What will happen? It seems

almost certain that if Democrats take the House,

they'll be under tremendous pressure to torment Donald Trump and grind his agenda to a halt.

A heads up on the trade front, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Trump advisors are urging the president to raise additional China tariffs up to 25% in an effort to bring Chinese

negotiators to the table.

While Politico and Morning Consult are up with a new poll, our colleague Megan Casella reports

that found a majority of voters support President Trump's plan to provide $12 billion in farm aid.

The strongest support was among Republican voters.

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