Indeed, White House National Security Council senior director for Asian affairs Matthew Pottinger was reported as saying in a recent closed-door meeting with US experts on Korean Peninsula issues that a limited strike on the North “might help in the midterm elections"
From South Korean paper - http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_editorial/830615.html
From South Korean paper - http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_editorial/830615.html