How Much Sway Does Donald Trump Hold In Republican Primaries?

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🗓️ 24 March 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Tepublicans in the Ohio Senate primary are vying for Trump's endorsement to gain an edge in a crowded field. But Trump's approval doesn't mean an automatic victory: the former president just rescinded an endorsement in the Alabama Senate race, and his candidate was lagging in the polls.

This episode: Congressional correspondent Susan Davis, acting congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, and national political correspondent Don Gonyea.

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0:00.0	Hello, this is Eric and Plinneth Michigan and I'm about to make my first contribution to my local NPR radio station
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0:10.5	205 PM on Thursday, March 24th.
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0:25.3	And from WDET where I started my career.
0:28.6	All right. Ah, that's a special, special shout out to Don today.
0:32.9	Go Tigers. Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast.
0:36.5	I'm Susan Davis, I cover Congress. I'm dear Drew Walsh, I also cover Congress.
0:40.4	And I'm Don Gagne National Political Correspondent.
0:43.6	The midterm primary races are intensifying and in Republican primaries,
0:48.4	one of the big questions we're looking for answers to is this.
0:52.0	How much influence does former President Trump still have over candidates and voters?
0:56.6	Don, you were just in Ohio.
0:59.2	I don't even know how many trips to Ohio this makes for you now.
1:03.4	I imagine you're probably in the four digits at this point.
1:06.4	It's it's only two in the last month.
1:09.0	So just wait.
1:10.8	So you were there reporting on the Republican Senate primary.
1:13.5	Uh, Trump has been a big focus for the candidates in this race.
1:16.8	So talk us through who the top candidates are.
1:19.4	There are really five top candidates.
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