Trump Endorsed Candidates Are Underperforming in the Senate and Senate - That's an Important Difference

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The economist midterm model currently gives John Gibbs just a 20 percent chance of victory. Trump's endorsement may help in Republican primaries, but it's not clear that it does the same in a contested general election. A lot of Republicans feel that high gas prices and rampant inflation should put their party in a better position for the midterms.

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