The bulk of his speech, Meridith writes, “was devoted to his baseless claim the 2020 election was stolen.” In focusing on that issue above all others, Trump effectively makes the 2022 election a referendum on him instead of Biden.Ģ) The GOP establishment is now along for the ride. to set the election up as a referendum on Biden’s presidency. Many of them want to make the midterm elections about the issues - inflation, the border, Afghanistan, etc. Trump’s message: “I’m telling you the single biggest issue, as bad as the border is and it’s horrible, horrible what they’re doing, they’re destroying our country - but as bad as that is, the single biggest issue - the issue that gets the most pull, the most respect, the biggest cheers - is talking about the election fraud of the 2020 presidential election.” The GOP message: “After just nine months under BIDEN, violent criminals and bloodthirsty gangs are taking over our streets illegal aliens and deadly drug cartels are taking over our borders inflation is taking over our economy China’s taking over our jobs the Taliban has taken over Afghanistan lunatic leftists are taking over our schools and radical socialists are taking over our country - and we’re not going to let that happen.” On Saturday night we heard both from Trump himself - the former when he read the speech that was written for him, and the latter when he said what he really thought. This morning’s must-read piece comes from Meridith McGraw, reporting from Saturday night’s Trump rally in Des Moines, Iowa, where we saw a clear glimpse of two interrelated dynamics that are shaping the GOP as it marches into the 2022 midterms:ġ) There’s a big gap between the GOP message and Trump’s message. Saturday night provided the clearest evidence yet that they want him right there.” “Nine months ago, Republicans were questioning DONALD TRUMP’s place as the lead fixture of their party.
| Scott Olson/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAY There’s a big gap between the GOP message and Donald Trump’s message, but the party establishment is now along for the ride.
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