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Trump makes final rally push to boost Republicans before midterms
Donald Trump embarked on a final 72-hour rally blitz across several states to boost Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections, despite polls pointing to Democratic gains. His approach reflects a belief that polling may miss a hidden Republican vote and a strategy of using rallies to mobilise supporters who might otherwise skip congressional elections.
Trump said he had held more than 25 rallies in October and described 28 days of campaigning as exhausting, at one point wiping his eye during a Florida speech. Republican strategists hoped rallies would bring low-propensity voters to the polls, particularly where early voting was under way. But the strategy carried risks: some South Carolina attendees were from neighbouring North Carolina and could not vote there, while one Republican voter said Trump’s remarks had pushed her towards the Democratic Senate candidate.
In short
- Trump held a final rally blitz to help Republican candidates.
- Strategists hoped rallies would mobilise voters who often skip midterms.
- The rallies could also alienate moderates and fail to reach eligible voters.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Wiping his tired eyes, Trump’s manic refusal to admit defeat: Inside his last-ditch attempt to stop midterm humiliation”.