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Trump told them to 'pretend' —now it’s the one thing they are trying to hide
What happened
AlterNet reports that Donald Trump has urged Republican voters to “pretend I’m on the ballot” during the midterm campaign, while some Republican candidates are trying to make their campaigns look less connected to him. The outlet says a dozen candidates removed references to Trump from campaign websites and cites Susan Collins and John Sununu as declining to campaign with him, while Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers publicly opposed Trump’s tariff conflict with Canada.
Democratic candidates are making the association explicit. In recent debates, Troy Jackson blamed Collins…
The skinny
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