OPINION: Republicans think Trump will be a midterm kingmaker. Democrats like me think he may be a spoiler
Fox News contributor Richard Fowler and Brian Robinson, former spokesman for former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, discuss the upcoming rematch between Stacey Abrams and Gov. Brian Kemp.November midterms
Not in recent history have we had a president, both as the incumbent and out of office, so willing to engage high-risk, low-reward, competitive political primaries. , former Attorney General Bill Barr, and others—even the architect of his legislative wins and three successful Supreme Court appointments, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.Meanwhile, his decision to weigh-in on primary battles certainly tipped the scales among the MAGA base. But among centrist and independent voters, who actually decide general elections, his endorsement in battleground state races seems to be dragging many of them down with precious few weeks left in the midterm cycle.
In November, the whole ballgame is independent voters, a group Trump has struggled with in the past. In 2020, Trump lost these voters by 9 points. Many GOP nominees tripped over themselves to secure Trump’s endorsement -- clearly a wise strategy for primary elections. However, you can bet Democrats will effectively tie those challengers to the unpopular former president.
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