Since Trump took office, vast majority of candidates endorsed by him have won their elections. When Trump endorsed James, his polling numbers went up by 17%, endorsement of Brian Kemp flipped 7% deficit to 46% win. Astounding!
Posted on | August 9, 2018 | 1 Comment
What Tuesday’s primaries prove about Trump’s power at the polls
Results from voting Tuesday showed once again that few things have more power in American politics than an endorsement from President Trump. Empirical evidence proves it. The Trump endorsement has changed the trajectory of races, given a tailwind to outsiders and unseated one incumbent while saving another. During this election cycle, nearly 90 percent of Trump-endorsed candidates won their primaries or special elections – a powerful record. But the topline doesn’t tell the whole story. The details do. At the end of July, Iraq War veteran John James, a candidate in the Michigan Republican primary for the U.S. Senate that was held Tuesday, was losing to opponent Sandy Pensler. James began to make …
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August 16th, 2018 @ 10:46 am
And it appears that Trump has helped two more of the candidates who were given support…
Both of them won the right to go head to head in the midterms!