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Donald Trump Urges Voters to Treat Midterms as Referendum on His Person

2 sources across 2 countries · France · Japan

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  • France 24 France · Centre · Public · France Medias Monde (French state holding)
  • The Japan Times Japan · Centre · News2u Holdings

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During a two day convention in Dallas, Texas, Donald Trump urged voters to pretend that he was on the ballot for the upcoming Midterm elections. He confirmed a strategy to make the November elections a referendum on his own person to secure a Republican victory. While one center leaning report describes this approach as a risky bet, another center leaning report notes that some loyalists at the gathering questioned the Trump centric strategy.

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Center leaning sources frame the strategy as either a risky bet or a point of contention among loyalists.

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