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Trump’s plea – ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’ – deserves to backfire | Margaret Sullivan
Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 10:00 AM

With his poll numbers tanking and his behavior getting odder, the remark seems more appealing to himself than to voters As he criss-crosses the nation, stumping for Republican candidates, Donald Trump keeps asking voters to use their imaginations. “In this election, I’m asking you to pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot. Just pretend,” he urged at a Kansas rally as he campaigned for the incumbent senator Roger Mar
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