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Trump Wants the Midterms to Be All About Himself. Judging by the Ads, Democrats Are Happy to Oblige

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump says he wants voters to pretend that he's on the ballot in this year's midterm elections.

Sources (3)+4 copies· Oct 16, 4:02 AM to Oct 16, 8:57 PM

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U.S. News & World Report· Oct 16, 4:02 AMTrump Wants the Midterms to Be All About Himself. Judging by the Ads, Democrats Are Happy to ObligeAlso ran in SFGATE, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, WDIV ClickOnDetroit, WTOP
PBS NewsHour· Oct 16, 4:28 PMTrump wants the midterms to be all about him. Based on Democrats' ads, they are happy to oblige
The Philadelphia Inquirer· Oct 16, 8:57 PMTrump wants the midterms to be all about himself. Judging by the ads, Democrats are happy to oblige

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Is JD Vance campaigning for the midterms … or 2028? – podcastThe US vice-president is following the Donald Trump playbook, attacking the Democrats, attempting to make jokes and even swearing more. Jonathan Freedland talks to Arwa Mahdawi about why Vance is making such an effort to court voters Buy your tickets to the Guardian’s post-midterm live event , hosted by Jonathan Freedland Watch Jonathan Freedland on our…

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GOP senator: Cancel Thanksgiving recess if we loseSen. Bernie Moreno wants his fellow Republicans to cancel their holiday plans and jam through "everything that we could possibly get" if they lose the majorities in November's midterms. Why it matters: Republicans couldn't muster the votes for a megabill this summer, and leadership is not confident they can now. But Moreno (R-Ohio) is calling for the GOP…

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Trump 'squandered' GOP’s decades-long master plan as key voters exit: Dan RatherVeteran newsman Dan Rather believes President Donald Trump has blown up something Republicans spent generations building, and the bill is coming due right before the midterms . In a Thursday post on his Substack newsletter, Steady, Rather wrote with his team that Trump has wasted the extraordinary advantages his party held when he returned to power and…

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Frustrated with Trump, voters overwhelmingly want change in Washington, an AP-NORC poll findsA new AP-NORC poll finds that a strong majority of voters believe President Donald Trump is falling short at home and abroad, and they want major change in the upcoming midterm elections. Registered voters who identify as Democrats are more enthusiastic than Republican voters about casting a ballot. More voters want Democrats to win control of Congress…

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Short: Corruption Is Growing Liability for RepublicansMarc Short, former Chief of Staff to former Vice President Mike Pence, says reports of graft and corruption involving the Trump administration and the president's family are becoming a bigger liability for Republicans ahead of the midterms. Short says Republicans need a stronger closing message to motivate voters and argues that Trump's turn toward…

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Warnock Backs Post-Midterms Trump Investigations Amid Impeachment DebateThe Georgia senator says Democrats should investigate Trump while also focusing on affordability if they regain power in November.

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Conservative columnist skewers Trump as 'treachery' abounds: 'Sick-making stuff'Conservative columnist Charlie Sykes skewered President Donald Trump on Sunday as the president's "treachery" abounds. Sykes, who authors "To The Contrary" on Substack, argued in a new essay that Trump's repeated attempts to appease Russian President Vladimir Putin amounted to the president's "October surprise," or one that could ultimately lead to his…

Raw Story23h agoWhole story →

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Jeffries Likes Democrats' Chances in Race for the House as He Campaigns in OhioTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday the election climate is holding firm for Democrats as he campaigned for Rep. Marcy Kaptur in a heavily contested Ohio congressional district that is crucial for majority control of the House.

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Trump's 'main vulnerability' exposed as his record-low popularity ripples across GOPA series of new polls shows that President Donald Trump's historically low approval rating has not only put him in bad standing with his own party, but also exposed his "main vulnerability" as the midterms approach, according to a new report. Axios reported Sunday that three new polls conducted by Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos, NBC News and Fox News all…

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Early voting surges across key battleground states ahead of midtermsGeorgia's first-day turnout surged 40%, part of a broader early voting boom unfolding across key battleground states.

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Trump wants voters focused on Democrats, not grocery billsHello, I'm Tim Reid, a Reuters national political correspondent, covering my 13th midterm election and happy to be writing my inaugural U.S. politics newsletter. This week my colleagues and I followed an unprecedented event: a national Republican Party midterms convention. Most notable about the two-day gathering in Dallas was the subject President…

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