A memo written by a senior GOP staffer advises senators to sound as honest and sincere as Donald Trump. In a seven-page confidential memo that imagines Trump as the party's presidential nominee, the head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee urges candidates to adopt many of Trump's tactics, issues and approaches — right down to adjusting the way they dress and how they use Twitter. In the memo on "the Trump phenomenon," NRSC Executive Director Ward Baker said ... "Trump has risen because voters see him as authentic, independent, direct, firm, — and believe he can't be bought," Baker writes. "These are the same character traits our candidates should be advancing in 2016.  I agree.  If Republicans practiced being authentic, they would be a lot more believable. He suggests that Senate incumbents and challengers should cast themselves as reformers. Right again.  Senators up for...(Read Full Post)