Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. If a friend sent you this and you’d like to sign up, CLICK HERE. With the world getting excited about next week’s midterm convention in Dallas, we have a reminder that wars are won and lost with local skirmishes. Plus, Nigel Farage is making a trip to Washington, and Scott Jennings is planning for life outside the White House briefing room …

Republicans are in danger of losing the next round of redistricting battles by failing to invest in down-ballot state legislative races, according to the Republican State Leadership Committee.