THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE?

SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do)

• The White House restored President Trump’s Iowa and Kansas rallies for Sunday, November 1.
• The events had been canceled a day earlier as Trump’s schedule was adjusted for nearly 20 telephone rallies.
• Republicans are fighting closely watched Senate elections in both states and working to maximize turnout.

LAY IT ON ME (I’ve got time)

The president is taking his show back on the road.

Two Republican Senate battlegrounds that briefly vanished from Donald Trump’s final-weekend calendar are getting their presidential encore after all.

The White House confirmed Friday that Trump would campaign in Iowa and Kansas on Sunday, November 1, reversing cancellations announced Thursday.

“Rallies are BACK ON!” a White House official told Reuters.

The administration says the president’s schedule was rearranged to accommodate nearly 20 telephone rallies for Republican candidates around the country.

That’s quite a closing stretch for someone who isn’t personally on the ballot. And it’s a reminder of how heavily the Republican Party relies on Trump to energize voters who might otherwise spend Election Day doing something less patriotic than standing in line at the polls.

Kansas is especially interesting.

Republican Sen. Roger Marshall faces a competitive Democratic challenge from Adam Hamilton in a state the GOP normally expects to carry. Trump had suggested he didn’t need to make the stop because Marshall was doing well.

Then the rally returned to the schedule.

Does that prove the White House suddenly decided Kansas is in jeopardy? No. Campaigns change travel plans constantly, particularly when they’re juggling multiple states and a president’s security requirements.

But it does demonstrate that Republicans aren’t interested in leaving turnout to chance.

Iowa has a consequential Senate contest as well. The administration is trying to turn Trump’s personal popularity with Republican voters into votes for candidates who need every last one.

Large rallies have long been one of Trump’s preferred campaign weapons. They energize supporters, command attention and produce memorable moments that local political advertisements rarely can.

The telephone rallies add a different element: reach voters in places the president cannot physically visit during the final 72 hours.

The stakes are enormous. Control of Congress will shape how far the administration can move on taxes, spending, immigration, judges and congressional oversight.

A Democratic takeover would produce a radically different Washington — and probably enough investigations to keep cable-news producers supplied for years.

The president may have changed his calendar. The mission hasn’t changed a bit.

Get Republican voters to the polls before Tuesday’s results decide which party writes the next chapter in Washington.

DBS WIRE SOURCES (I have all day)

• Reuters — White House confirms restored rallies
• Washington Examiner — final-weekend plans
• KCRG — Iowa and Kansas scheduling