Donald Trump remains the most influential politician in the GOP, but has the former president over-extended himself by making too many endorsements in the 2022 elections?
The former president lambasted the governor, arguing that"Trump voters will not go out and vote for Brian Kemp."
Trump continues to play a kingmaker’s role in the GOP primaries, and he has made scores of endorsements – unprecedented for a former president – that range from high-profile Senate and gubernatorial contests all the way down the ballot to state representative races. Chip Lake, a veteran Georgia-based Republican consultant, emphasized that"anytime the former president — who’s still very popular in the state and very popular with Republicans everywhere — takes time out of his schedule and comes down and campaigns with you, it’s going to be helpful. It’s going to help energize the base."
Trump holds a rally in North Carolina on April 9 on behalf of Rep. Ted Budd, whom the former president endorsed last June. Trump’s hoping to bolster Budd, who is battling former GOP Gov. Pat McCrory for their party’s Senate nomination in the race to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Richard Burr in the key swing state.
And in Alaska, Trump is aiming to oust longtime Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the only one of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial in the chamber who is running for reelection this year. But as of the beginning of the year, Murkowski held a formidable fundraising advantage over Kelly Tshibaka, the Trump-endorsed challenger.
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