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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…

The Guardian2d agoWhole story →

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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…

Raw Story2d agoWhole story →

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Frustrated with Trump, voters overwhelmingly want change, AP-NORC poll findsA strong majority of voters believe that President Donald Trump is falling short at home and abroad, and they want major change in the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new AP-NORC poll that raises serious warning signs for the Republican Party at a critical moment.

PBS NewsHour2d agoWhole story →

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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…

Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →

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Trump wants the midterms to be all about himself. Judging by the ads, Democrats are happy to obligeDemocrats have run ads referring to the president almost 180,000 times, while GOP ads only mention him 16,000 times.

The Philadelphia Inquirer1d agoWhole story →

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Barabak: Is there a doctor in the House? Backlash to Trump, RFK Jr. may boost their political ranksThere is a wave of doctors and scientists running for office this November — for school boards, city councils, state legislatures, the House and U.S. Senate — owing in good part to Secretary Kennedy’s quackery and the hollowing out of vital health and research agencies.

Santa Rosa Press Democrat1d agoWhole story →

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Trump Is So Desperate to Lower Gas Prices That He’s Throwing a Key U.S. Ally Under the BusAngsty about the looming midterms, Trump is lashing out at a U.S. ally.

Slate1d agoWhole story →

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Sensitive Skin: Ossoff Quietly Rebrands $1,700 Payment to Hollywood Makeup Artist as 'Event Production'Jon Ossoff's makeup tab continues to mount heading into the midterms. The Democratic senator from Georgia paid his favorite Hollywood makeup artist $1,749 in July, according to his latest campaign financial disclosure. Ossoff has now paid Atlanta-based freelancer Stephanie Ponder, whose film credits include The Notebook and The Hunger Games, more than…

Washington Free Beacon23h agoWhole story →

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Surge in ICE raids is aimed at discouraging voter turnout, immigration advocates say - Fri, 16 Oct 2026 PSTLOS ANGELES — Amid reports of a surge in federal immigration raids, Los Angeles leaders and immigration advocates said Friday that the efforts appear aimed at discouraging turnout in the midterm elections, and urged voters not to be intimidated. "The timing of these actions, just weeks before the midterm elections, is no accident," said Jeannette…

Spokane Spokesman-Review23h agoWhole story →

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Democratic Senate candidates swamp GOP rivals in fundraisingDemocratic candidates across more than a dozen competitive Senate races raised a combined $253 million from July through September, more than four times the $56 million raised by GOP candidates in those races.

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Jon Ossoff wants more than a win against Mike CollinsThe Democratic U.S. senator is pitching himself as a check on President Donald Trump, hoping it will propel him to a runaway win.

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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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