‘Trump has the harder job’ in campaigning for trailing candidates: Byron York

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Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York argued President Donald Trump faces a tougher midterm challenge than former President Barack Obama in rallying voters, as Trump works to turn out Republicans who typically vote only when he is on the ballot.

“I think Trump has the harder job because what he is trying to do is, he knows there are a lot of Republicans who only voted because of him being on the ballot,” York said on Fox Business’s Varney & Co. Thursday.

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