Trump’s endorsements – Across 118 endorsements tied to 2026 midterm primaries, Donald Trump claims a perfect record while ousting longtime Republican lawmakers and election skeptics. But surging Democratic turnout in places like Georgia and Texas is complicating the story—suggesting
For weeks. Donald Trump has been collecting victories that feel like momentum made flesh: endorsements turned into ballot outcomes. loyalists turned into incumbents. In the glow of that run. the numbers being repeated are stark—across 118 endorsement attempts. the president is boasting a perfect score in 2026’s midterm primaries.
The pattern. as it’s been described. has not only rewarded Trump-aligned candidates but also pushed aside Republicans he’s long framed as insufficiently loyal. In Texas, election-denier Ken Paxton ousted Sen. John Cornyn. In Kentucky, Trump-backed Ed Gallrein unseated Rep. Thomas Massie. Massie is cited here as one of the members of Congress who forced the release of the Epstein files. and the Kentucky contest is described as the most expensive House primary in history. In Georgia. Brad Raffensperger—identified as the secretary of state who refused to “find” 11. 780 votes for Trump in 2020—lost his gubernatorial bid to two election deniers.
On paper, the story reads like a consolidation of power: Trump’s side wins, the challengers rise, the old guard falls away. But the same election returns being pointed to as proof of strength are also being used to raise another question—whether these victories might be losses in disguise.
In Georgia. the turnout detail that complicates Trump’s win is blunt: more Democrats than Republicans voted in the primary for the first time since 1998. A similar Democratic turnout surge is described in Texas a few months earlier. when it helped James Talarico secure his party’s nomination for US Senator.
The tension now is not whether Trump’s base remains loyal. What’s being made clear is that the Republican base is still “deeply loyal” to president Donald Trump. even as multiple pressures hang over the party—war in Iran. broken promises. rising gas prices. and an uneven job market. What’s less certain is the price of that loyalty for Republicans as the election calendar turns toward November. especially with Republicans now portrayed as being anchored to a slate of election-denying Trump loyalists.
The takeaway the article leaves with readers is unsettling in its simplicity: the same political lock that looks like strength might be narrowing the path—by driving more Democrats into the primary electorate. and potentially changing how hard it will be for Republicans to hold their ground later in the cycle.
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