Trump’s 2022 Endorsements Are Earlier, Bolder And More Dangerous Than When He Was President (they're getting worried!)

fivethirtyeight.com ^ | 12/8/21 | Mackenzie Wilkes and Nathaniel Rakich

[cotton1706]

Almost since the moment of his inauguration, former President Donald Trump has been the kingmaker of the Republican Party. In both the 2018 and 2020 elections, Trump-endorsed candidates won almost every Republican primary they competed in. (Of course, many of Trump’s endorsees were already well on their way to victory, but it was still a hot commodity among candidates, serving as evidence of their pro-Trump bona fides. And in several cases, Trump’s support really did appear to influence the outcomes of primaries.)

Now that Trump is no longer president, however, one of the big questions of the 2022 midterms is what degree of influence he still wields within his party. We won’t really know the answer to that question until next year’s elections get going in earnest. But one thing we already know is that Trump’s endorsement strategy looks pretty different from when he was in office. Here are three patterns we’ve noticed so far:

[cotton1706]

Their palpable fear is that if Trump's endorsements get the nominations, a Republican tide in November will sweep these people into office.

And that is exactly what is going to happen.

Primaries begin in March.

[EQAndyBuzz]

No mention of Obama the kingmaker?

[Guenevere]

Bttt

[digger48]

IICR, both Bubba and Barry are well under 50% with their endorsements

And that’s with all of the movie stars and music artists carrying the candidates

[G Larry]

Hey Mac!

What is "more dangerous" than Biden's;

Inflationary policies,

ILLEGAL Immigration policies,

Failed Covid policies,

Weak Foreign Policy stance that emboldens our enemies,

War on the Bill of Rights,

etc....

[Seruzawa]

[Sarah Barracuda]

Commie belief..ANYONE that disagrees with them are “dangerous” meanwhile, you have killers shooting 81 yr old women in their homes, robbing people in their homes and that is fine and dandy with the commie left

[Pollard]

So far in the 2022 elections, however, Trump has endorsed 21 non-incumbents in contested Republican primaries for these offices — 46 percent of his total endorsements.

Finally, not only is Trump endorsing earlier in national races, but he’s also backing candidates in state-level elections, particularly for secretary of state.

Good.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Knowing Trump, I didn’t think he’d be resting on his laurels.

[BrexitBen]

538=ESPN.

Remember back when ESPN was a sports network ?

[dragnet2]

It's coming and I'm confident they know it.

[M-cubed]

a Republican tide in November will sweep these people into office.

And that is exactly what is going to happen. <<<<

Are you sure about that????....Do you think there will now be HONEST ELECTIONS after what happened in 2020???

[Army Air Corps]

Yes, let the fear flow through you, Lefties.

[dragnet2]

Elections are no longer something people just sit and watch the returns come in on election night. Elections are now under a national spotlight with millions watching closely.

You can thank Trump for that.

[faithhopecharity]

Trump, as the last president, is the natural party head.

nothing odd about that.

and hopefully his endorsements will be as successful as the DemoNaziCommie writers fear!

we simply HAVE to get Pelousy and Harris and company OUT of our government! they’re dangerous as all get-out, and then some!

[nickcarraway]

Why are they worried? He’s endorsing more moderates.

[DoodleDawg]

Time will tell if the Trump endorsed candidates are as successful as those in 2020 were, or if they’re even more successful. But by getting in early Trump has had some missteps, like the Pennsylvania Senate candidate. Waiting until closer to the primary may not be a bad thing.

[ifinnegan]

What are the three patterns?

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[Rummyfan]

Trump’s 2022 Endorsements Are Earlier, Bolder And More Dangerous Than When He Was President ....

Endorsements are now dangerous?!