Trump and Democrats make the election about Trump

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President Donald Trump has been a fixture on the campaign trail in the final weeks before the midterm elections, with one ask of his loyal supporters becoming a standard part of his stump speech: “Pretend I’m on the ballot.”

That’s exactly what Democrats are telling their voters too: Target Republicans who actually are on the ballot in November as a way of rebuking Trump.

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