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1. 2 Oct 28

   Trump-aligned PACs reveal $277 million in midterm spending since Sept. 1

   Political groups tied to Trump have spent roughly $277 million since September 1 to help Republican candidates, without fully depleting the $416 million his Super PAC MAGA Inc. held at the start of the month.

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     Are Donald Trump’s Republicans facing a meltdown at these midterm elections? | BBC News video · YouTube · 8d ago
   1. 19 outlets Trump's cure for Republicans' midterm woes is more Trump. Will it work?

      first by Associated Press, 11d ago · also The Hill, Straits Times, Arab News, The Daily Telegraph, Orlando Sentinel, Baltimore Sun +12

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      • Trump's Midterm Reckoning: How the Republican Senate Majority Came Into Doubt Just Days Before the November 3 Election Political.org · 10d ago
      • Trump's midterm reckoning: Why the Republican Party is facing a Senate wipeout The Hill · 10d ago
      • Trump’s Republicans scramble to stop Democratic midterms wave Straits Times · 6d ago
      • Analysis: Republicans face a midterm reckoning of Trump’s making Orlando Sentinel · 6d ago
      • Republicans say midterm shellacking will let them break with Trump. LOL. Daily Kos · 6d ago
      • Trump: Midterms will go 'better than expected' for Republicans Yahoo · 5d ago
      • Trump says Republicans should ‘win in a landslide’ in final pitch to midterm election voters NY Post · 5d ago
      • Republicans Can Blame Trump for Their Midterm Woes Politico · 5d ago
      • ‘If our people vote, we win in a landslide’: Trump's message to Republicans ahead of US midterms Hindustan Times · 5d ago
   2. 1 outlet Are the midterms the beginning of the end of the Trump political project?

      first by ABC Australia, 10d ago

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     "At virtually every juncture before Election Day on Tuesday, Trump has complicated the task of protecting Republican majorities in Congress." | AP

     whodat35.bsky.socialBluesky7d ago13▲view on Bluesky ↗

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     “ Pointing to unrest in France, # Trump posted on his social network that “the immigration of people from an entirely different world, people with hatred in their hearts, has shattered that once great country.” The idea that there was no history of violent protest in # France before immigrants got there is—well, let’s say you have to know very…

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     Yeah my trumpy fam is still very pro trump, although they have been distancing themselves from being "maga" and rather just call themselves "conservative" lately. Their positions havent really changed. Just the accoutrement around it has changed some because they recognize he is toxic (but believe it's not his fault). They still firmly believe…

     showhorrorshowr/politics5d agoview on r/politics ↗

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2. 1 Oct 27 12:00 PM

   APTrump's self-centered closing push is the cycle's biggest gamble

   AP's analysis frames Trump's cross-country rally blitz and self-focused campaigning as a high-risk strategy given his unpopularity, drawing competing reactions from a Democratic strategist and the White House.

   “I don’t think there’s anybody that wants Donald Trump out there at these rallies more than Democratic candidates…”

3. backgroundOct 15

   Trump runs taxpayer-funded TV ads celebrating himself — Trump used taxpayer funding for television ads promoting himself, including one nearly identical to a 2024 campaign spot from when he was last on the ballot.

4. backgroundOct 15

   Trump pledges $5,000 checks if Republicans hold Congress — Trump personalized his party's push to retain Congress by promising direct payments to voters, an idea that would likely require congressional approval to implement.

5. backgroundSep 15

   Trump headlines first-ever GOP midterm convention in Dallas — Trump organized details of and spoke both nights at the first-ever Republican midterm convention, where he was depicted as a cowboy 'Marlboro Man' figure on caps and beer cozies.

6. backgroundMar 15

   Trump's endorsement helps Ken Paxton oust Sen. John Cornyn — Trump used his influence over the Republican Party to back Ken Paxton, who has a history of legal and ethical problems, in defeating incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, a move that could complicate GOP chances in the general election.