Endorsements
G.O.P. Feuding and Chaos Endanger the Party’s Chances in Michigan
PONTIAC, Mich. — “Dear Mr. President,” the letter began. Donald J. Trump’s estranged former education secretary, Betsy DeVos — last seen trying to remove him from office using the 25th Amendment after the Capitol riot — took pen in hand the other day to plead with him to look past Michigan’s no-holds-barred Republican infighting and […]
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Trump Backs Tudor Dixon in Michigan’s Chaotic G.O.P. Governor Primary
Former President Donald J. Trump endorsed Tudor Dixon in Michigan’s Republican primary for governor, giving Ms. Dixon, a former media personality, a boost as the crowded field heads into the final weekend of campaigning. Ms. Dixon is one of three Republicans in the race — out of five total — who have asserted that Mr. […]
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Trump’s Endorsement Record Midway Through Primary Season
With Tuesday’s primaries in Illinois and a handful of other states behind us, we are now more than halfway through this year’s midterm primary season. More than 30 states have hosted nominating contests already — including some of the most crucial ones, like those in Pennsylvania and Georgia. Former President Donald J. Trump has endorsed […]
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Where Trump’s Endorsement Record Stands So Far
Of the roughly 200 candidates endorsed by former President Donald J. Trump in the 2022 midterm elections, many are running unopposed or face little-known, poorly funded opponents. But in contested races, those endorsed by Mr. Trump have won more times than they have lost. Mr. Trump’s endorsement has helped propel some candidates to victory, like […]
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Jan. 6 Inquiry Votes Aren’t Costing G.O.P. Incumbents in Primaries, Yet
When 35 Republicans defied Donald J. Trump to vote in favor of an independent, bipartisan investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, they immediately braced for backlash from the former president’s most loyal voters. But it hasn’t quite hit as hard as expected — at least not yet. Only one of the 35 […]
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In Alaska, the Race to Succeed Don Young Is Raucous and Crowded
ANCHORAGE — The race began, fittingly, in the spring season known here as breakup. As sheets of ice cracked into pieces across the rivers, melting snow exposed the gravel and dust on roads, and preparations began for hunting and fishing, dozens of congressional campaigns were springing to life with barely a few days of planning. […]
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Trump’s Primary Losses Puncture His Invincibility
Donald J. Trump had cast this year’s primaries as a moment to measure his power, endorsing candidates by the dozen as he sought to maintain an imprint on his party unlike any other past president. But after the first phase of the primary season concluded on Tuesday, a month in which a quarter of America’s […]
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Perdue Had Trump. In Georgia, Kemp Had Everything Else.
In September 2021, former Senator David Perdue was hemming and hawing about running for governor of Georgia. Over dinner with an old friend on Sea Island, he pulled out his iPhone and showed the list of calls he’d gotten from Donald J. Trump, lobbying him to take the plunge. “He said Trump called him all […]
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Bush Dynasty, Its Influence Fading, Pins Hopes on One Last Stand in Texas
ARGYLE, Texas — His famous name shadows George P. Bush, the only member of the dynastic political clan now in public office, as he enters the final days of an uphill campaign to unseat Texas’ attorney general. To some Texans, the Bush family name is a badge of integrity, harking back to a bygone era […]
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