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Trump midterm elections3/29/2023 ![]() 6 rally ahead of the insurrection on Capitol Hill. Finchem is associated with the far-right extremist group the Oath Keepers, and was in Washington at the time of the Jan. He also made election security – or the alleged lack thereof – his top campaign focus. Mark Finchem, running for the secretary of state office, has repeatedly denied the validity of President Biden’s win in Arizona. Kari Lake, Arizona’s Republican candidate for governor, has called acceptance of Biden’s win “disqualifying.” Among Lake’s top issues are securing the border with Mexico, election security and abortion access, as she is staunchly pro-life. And like they have in many other places, Trump’s anointed candidates in the Copper State parroted the former president’s false claims that he won in 2020. Trump’s most recent visit to Prescott was in July, when – as he has in many other places – he endorsed candidates and rallied on their behalf. Today, in the building that housed the Goldwater family’s store, there’s another Republican icon – and it's clear that former President Donald Trump remains a popular figure. Senator John McCain would return to the same spot in 2008 for the final event of his White House campaign. senator and stalwart of the GOP party, kicked off his 1964 bid for president in the city. Prescott, Arizona is known for its smalltown southwestern charm – and also has a deep history in Republican politics.īarry Goldwater, a five-term U.S. “I miss him because everything was wonderful when he was in charge,” Donna Wicks, an Arizona voter, told Spectrum News of the former president. The Trump effect is being closely monitored in battleground states across the country, several of which Spectrum News visited to take the pulse of voters in the leadup to this year’s midterm elections. Some battleground candidates embrace Trump ![]() And what – if any – impact the former president may have on elections even after the midterms. Again, it's very much centered around Trump himself,” Mike Noble, chief of Research for the non-partisan OH Predictive Insight polling site, told Spectrum News of Trump, adding of the former president’s supporters: “They're very loyal.”Ī big question is what effect Trump will have in November, where his support could hurt more traditional GOP candidates trying to appeal to Democratic and Independent voters. That includes races for secretary of state, governor and attorney general, positions which in many states would oversee future elections. population lives in jurisdictions where someone considered an Election Denier is running for a position overseeing elections. Now, he’s trying to get them elected in November. In this year’s Republican primaries, Trump supported about 400 Republicans – over 90% of whom won. It’s a claim a large number of GOP candidates running for state positions share. While he has repeatedly been proven otherwise, Trump continues to assert the 2020 election was stolen from him. A big question is what effect Trump will have in November, where his support could hurt more traditional GOP candidates trying to appeal to Democratic and Independent voters.population lives in jurisdictions where someone considered an Election Denier is running for a position overseeing elections Many of Trump's anointed candidates parrot his claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him, despite numerous court cases having proven otherwise.Former President Donald Trump still holds enormous sway in the Republican party, and his endorsements may impact this year's midterm elections. ![]()
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