Trump's spree of new projects mirrors his run-up to the 2018 midterms

President Trump has been appearing around the US in the run-up to the midterm elections, announcing economic development projects — from a possible pipeline in Alaska to a steel plant in Iowa to an aluminum smelter in Oklahoma — that he says will transform the country."In the real economy, we are blowing it away," he said at a weekend stop in Tennessee.Trump's message of confidence comes as the ultimate shape of these projects remains far from certain and often directly echoes his pi