President Donald Trump wants his supporters to think beyond his endorsed candidates and imagine that he is on the ballot when they vote in this year’s midterm elections.
\n\nThe president made his new pitch Friday night in South Carolina at a rally in support of Sen. Darline Graham, urging the crowd to back her in Tuesday’s Senate GOP runoff.
\n\n“The problem that we have is, they say that Trump does great when he’s on the ballot, but when he’s not on the ballot, his people don’t come and they don’t vote for senators, congressmen, and other Republicans,” Trump said.
\n\n“So what I really want you to do is pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot. Just come and vote. It’s so important,” he said.
\n\nTrump suggested the MAGA faithful also take that approach in other elections as well, saying, “We have to get Darline and other people elected.”
\n\nThe president drove home the point near the end of his remarks about an hour later by telling supporters to think of him when they vote.
\n\n“I am on the ballot. We’re all on the ballot. Our country’s on the ballot,” Trump said.
\n\nThat message to supporters comes as six of Trump’s…
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