By Sam StevensonAssociate News Editor0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project member
President Donald Trump took a shifting tone on the midterms on Wednesday, pointing out that even if Republicans lose control of the House, Senate, or both, he would remain the U.S. commander-in-chief.
“I’m here whether we win this or not,” he told reporters in Arizona and Montana.
The shift in tone came just two days after he urged supporters in Alaska to “pretend” it was him on the ballot, a campaign message he has repeated often in recent weeks, as forecasts have shifted to favor Democrats to gain control of both chambers.
Republican candidates have been put on the defensive as Democrats have surged in polling and Trump has seen his approval rating consistently slope downward. GOP leaders have redirected money to once-thought-safe House districts and Senate races in an attempt to limit losses.
The White House insists that Trump remains central to the Republican campaign, with spokesman Davis Ingle describing him as the party’s “unequivocal leader” and saying his policy positions on the economy and the border presented voters with a clear choice between a “commonsense agenda” and the “Democrats’ extreme liberal policies and obstruction” in November.
Regardless of the outcome America is still going to wake up after the election with a bunch of people who supported Trump, everywhere.
…and all the billionaires who funded him, still billionaires. Still in the ruling class. Thos people will likely still donate to whoever is in charge.
All of what led to Trump as a society will still be there. Much of it made worse by him.
ANYone who votes for ANY Republican for ANY office at this point is a fool.
That was true in 2016, and 2020, and yet, 70 million fools showed up.
He did say vote like it is him on the ballot. I will treat every Republican accordingly. I’d sooner snap my finger off than tap the name with an ® next to it.
Next, he will openly call on his followers to commit fraud and terrorism.
I want these guys to list these supposed “extreme liberal policies”.
Name them.
Without talking about trans or talking about “vagans”, because that’s not the least bit serious.
But they should have extreme policies. Without them the ratchet effect and legalization of cartel style governing will be permanent. So it should be trivial to point to, just like it’s trivial to point to current regime extreme policy.
