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Is Running From Trump Enough to Save Republicans on Tuesday?
A look at candidates from President Trump’s party who are running on a platform of criticizing him.
In next week’s midterm elections, a specific kind of Republican candidate is appealing to disillusioned voters of both parties: moderates willing to criticize President Trump.
Jess Bidgood explains how some Republicans are trying to bring back an older version of their party.
Guest: Jess Bidgood, a political journalist for The New York Times
Background reading:
- A Trump backlash endangers Susan Collins, the only blue-state Republican senator.
- From Opinion: John E. Sununu is running a model campaign. He might still lose.
Photo: CJ Gunther/Getty Images; Sophie Park/Getty Images
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