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The Guardian US News · Oct 29, 2026 10:00 AM EDT Not market news

Trump’s plea – ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’ – deserves to backfire | Margaret Sullivan

With his poll numbers tanking and his behavior getting odder, the remark seems more appealing to himself than to votersAs he criss-crosses the nation, stumping for Republican candidates, Donald Trump keeps asking voters to use their imaginations.“In this election, I’m asking you to pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot. Just pretend,” he urged at a Kansas rally as he campaigned for the incumbent senator Roger Mars…

Trump’s plea – ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’ – deserves to backfire | Margaret Sullivan
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