NRCC chief Steve Stivers walks a tightrope trying to save the Republican majority

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Being a Republican lawmaker under President Trump can be like walking a tightrope, one that may wobble with the press of a “tweet” button.

But Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, may face the most challenging high-wire act of all: protecting the GOP’s House majority in the 2018 midterms with a mix of districts where Trump is sometimes an asset and other times a liability. Like a member of the Flying Wallendas, Stivers could pull off the death-defying stunt or watch fellow Republicans plunge to their electoral doom.