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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu May 13, 2021, 01:34 PM May 2021

Trump's Kingmaking Plan Threatens GOP's Congress Hopes in 2022

(Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump could hurt Republicans’ chances of regaining control of Congress in the 2022 midterms, just by endorsing the candidates working so hard to win his backing.

The former president is studying races and plans to bestow his superlative-laden endorsements around the country in many 2022 primary or general election contests for the U.S. House, Senate and governorships, according to a person familiar with his thinking.

While those nods can still be the golden ticket in a Republican primary and solidly GOP districts, they also can energize independents and Democrats who don’t like Trump in competitive districts -- risking defeat for Republican candidates in the general election and with it possible control of the House, according to studies of the 2018 and 2020 campaigns.

History is on the Republicans’ side. Midterm elections generally favor the party out of power and redistricting is expected to change district lines in a way that gives the GOP an advantage.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-kingmaking-plan-threatens-gops-congress-hopes-in-2022/ar-BB1gGqyu

The man's ego is just too inflated. He isn't going to STFU.

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Trump's Kingmaking Plan Threatens GOP's Congress Hopes in 2022 (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2021 OP
This will be a Get Out The Vote election. Republicans clearly see that. Midnight Writer May 2021 #1

Midnight Writer

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1. This will be a Get Out The Vote election. Republicans clearly see that.
Thu May 13, 2021, 02:58 PM
May 2021

I hope Democrats do.

We tend to have a lot of no-shows in off year and special elections.

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