Trump-Backed Republican Senate Candidates Lose as Democrats Take Control
Trump-backed Senate candidates lost key battleground races, giving Democrats control of the chamber and underscoring limits on his influence.
- On Tuesday, Democrats captured the House and Senate, rejecting President Donald Trump's handpicked Republican candidates in critical races across South Carolina, North Carolina, and Texas.
- Trump's aggressive intervention in primaries divided the Republican Party, prioritizing loyalty over electability; internal polling six weeks ago predicted both chambers would be lost despite a month-long campaign.
- Democrat Annie Andrews unseated Trump-backed Darline Graham in South Carolina, while Democrat James Talarico secured a Texas seat the party had not won since 1988, delivering what analysts called a "Trump Quake."
- President Trump dismissed the results Tuesday night, writing on social media, "I wasn't on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!" while claiming he focused on his priorities.
- Republican concerns mount that Trump has become a political liability, with his popularity lower than in 2021, prompting surviving members to seek distance from the former president.
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Trump hand-picked Senate candidates, Republicans paid the price
Trump-backed Republican candidates lost key Senate races in South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas and Michigan, handing Democrats control of the chamber and exposing the limits of his political influence. The results suggest voter frustration with Trump’s leadership, economic policies and interference in Republican primaries weakened his party’s electoral prospects.
Trump hand-picked Senate candidates. Republicans paid the price - Regional Media News
By Jacob Bogage, Jarrett Renshaw, Nandita Bose and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump asked voters to pretend he was on the ballot in the midterm elections and handpicked Republican candidates in some of the country's most consequential Senate races. By [...]
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, asked voters to imagine that he was on the ballot in the mid-term elections and chose the Republican candidate finger in some of the country's most decisive Senate disputes. On Tuesday night, voters imposed a huge defeat on them. Trump-backed candidates in South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas and Michigan lost, giving the Democrats control of the House and exposing the limits of Trump's politica…
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Trump hand-picked Senate candidates. Republicans paid the price
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asked voters to pretend he was on the ballot in the midterm elections and handpicked Republican candidates in s...
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