Trump-Backed Candidates Stumble out of Gate, Raising Democrat Hopes for November

Republicans are heading into the homestretch of the midterm election campaign with a slate handpicked by former President Donald Trump. Democrats couldn’t be happier.

Trump-endorsed candidates fell short in some key GOP primaries. But from coast to coast, in general-election contests for the House, Senate, and governorship, the former president’s allies are carrying the Republican banner. Less than three months before Election Day, trouble abounds.

Democrats have staked leads in Senate and governor’s races in key swing states, with some Republican nominees plagued by weak campaign operations aside from whatever challenges they face with voters.

“We are just beginning to communicate about the deep flaws that their roster of candidates brings to these races,” said David Bergstein, the spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. “Their personal and political vulnerabilities are going to continue to be a centerpiece of these Senate campaigns in the months ahead.”

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