Reuters: How Trump’s Revenge Tour Against Republicans Could Backfire in the Midterms
Wallace said Trump’s revenge primaries are pushing defeated Republicans to break with him, a shift she warned could weaken the GOP in the midterms.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump's endorsed candidate defeated Representative Thomas Massie in Kentucky's Republican primary, marking the latest victory in the president's campaign to purge party dissenters.
- Trump's 'revenge tour' has systematically targeted lawmakers perceived as disloyal, including Senator Bill Cassidy and Indiana state senators who resisted the president's demands on redistricting and war authorization.
- Advertising tracker AdImpact reported nearly $20 million was spent to defeat Massie, whose opposition to Israel policy and push for release of Jeffrey Epstein files drew the president's ire.
- Lawmakers are increasingly defying the president, with Cassidy abruptly switching sides less than 72 hours after his defeat to back a Democratic measure regarding the war in Iran.
- Strategists warn that spending millions to defeat incumbents may drain resources from competitive races and alienate voters, potentially complicating Republicans' midterm prospects in November.
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Between Vindictive and Obsessive Prime to Loyalty, Trump Weakens the Republicans Before the Midterms
Six months before the mid-term elections, which could turn into a referendum on his presidency, the U.S. head of state multiplied the provocations and low blows against certain members of his camp, which he considered unfaithful. A very risky autocratic line.
Trump’s Revenge Politics Comes Back to Haunt Him
“President Trump’s week started in triumph when he took out a pair of Republican adversaries up for re-election — but it’s ending in a rare moment of Republican resistance, largely of his own making,” Axios reports. “Trump has spent the better part of a decade steamrolling congressional Republicans, but the costs of his revenge campaign — and some politically toxic priorities — have finally caught up with him.” Stephen Collinson: Trump’s second …
Trump Crusades Against His Own Party's Incumbents
Trump's actions produce some short-run gains for his personalist brand of politics, but as the fall election approaches, they portend a divided and disabled Republican Party against energized and progressive Democrats.
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