Early returns didn\u0027t live up to grand expectations, but former president seizing credit for wins
The former president spent the final days of the campaign lashing out and even threatening Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose apparent interest in running against Trump has puzzled him, according to advisers who spoke on the condition of anonymity to reflect private conversations. The Florida governor didn’t return fire, other than to hold his own campaign event on Saturday, competing with a Trump rally in Miami and further irking the former president.
After leaving the stage, Trump took to his social media site Truth Social to cheer for the downfall of Republican Senate hopefuls Don Bolduc in New Hampshire and Joe O’Dea in Colorado, whose victories could have lifted the party toward a majority that remained uncertain Tuesday night.Article content “As President Trump looks to the future, he will continue to champion his America First agenda that won overwhelmingly at the ballot box,” his spokesman Taylor Budowich said. He called Trump’s win-loss record for endorsements “a truly unprecedented accomplishment and something only possible because of President Trump’s ability to pick and elect winners.”
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who won re-election after surviving a primary challenge encouraged by Trump and running far ahead of Trump’s handpicked Senate candidate Herschel Walker on Tuesday, took an unusual swipe at Trump in his victory speech. He brushed back at “presidents, both current and former” for criticizing his early move to lift pandemic restrictions.Article content
Trump was by far the largest influence on this cycle’s Republican primaries, with about 82 per cent of his endorsed candidates going on to win, according to a Washington Post analysis. In some cases, Trump swooped in to jump on board with candidates already on track to win, such as Pennsylvania gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano. But for others, such as Mehmet Oz’s Senate primary squeaker in the same state, Trump’s backing was clearly decisive.
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