How Republican Primaries Are Testing Trump's Influence
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ποΈ 3 May 2022
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Summary
According to a New York Times count, the former president has endorsed candidates in at least 40 Republican primaries.
We discuss what's at stake for the Republican Party β and for Trump β in these midterms.
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| 0:00.0 | The Ohio primary is today, and there's been a big last minute twist. |
| 0:12.2 | Last night, Politico leaked what appears to be a draft Supreme Court opinion overturning |
| 0:16.5 | Roe v Wade. |
| 0:18.2 | Regardless of where you fall on abortion, multiple polls show most Americans don't want Roe |
| 0:23.4 | to be completely thrown out. |
| 0:25.6 | So what kind of effect if any, will the leak have on this month's primaries? |
| 0:30.2 | We'll get into it but first, throughout months of campaigning and rallies, there's been |
| 0:34.5 | one unofficial candidate on the ballot. |
| 0:37.1 | We don't want a circumstance where the establishment could claim that they defeated Trump. |
| 0:41.6 | So President Trump's brand is on the line, the MAGA brand is on the line, and we couldn't |
| 0:45.8 | be prouder that JD Vance is a standard bear for our movement. |
| 0:49.3 | That was representative Matt Gates, a Republican in Florida, stomping for Trump's endorsed |
| 0:54.0 | candidate for the Ohio Senate, JD Vance. |
| 0:57.3 | Today's primary is just the first of many litmus tests for the former president's influence |
| 1:01.9 | on the Republican Party. |
| 1:03.7 | According to the New York Times, at least 40 Republican primaries in May will include |
| 1:08.0 | a Trump endorsed candidate. |
| 1:10.0 | So what's at stake for the GOP during this midterm election cycle? |
| 1:13.6 | How will Trump's Republican candidates fear at the polls? |
| 1:16.4 | And what will the outcome of those races mean for the Republican Party? |
| 1:19.9 | We have a lot to cover after the break. |
| 1:21.7 | I'm Jen White, you're listening to the Wattay podcast where we get to the heart of |
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