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Columnist argues Trump's midterm plea should backfire
Original: Trump’s plea – ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’ – deserves to backfire | Margaret Sullivan https://www. theguardian.com/comme
Margaret Sullivan writes in the Guardian that Donald Trump is urging voters to behave as if he were personally on the ballot in the 2026 midterm elections, and argues the tactic should fail. She frames his appeal as an attempt to nationalise the midterms around himself rather than around candidates or policies, and suggests voters may punish Republicans for it.
Why now: The US midterm elections are approaching and Trump is again trying to dominate the campaign, prompting debate over whether that helps or hurts Republicans.
Donald TrumpMargaret SullivanThe GuardianRepublican Party2026 US midterm elections
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- Trump’s plea – ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’ – deserves to backfire | Margaret Sullivan https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2026/oct/29/trump-ballot-midterms-voting # UsMidtermElections2026 # DonaldTrump # UsPolitics # UsNews # Republicans · theguardian_us_news@halo.nu · 1
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