I wrote back on the 18th that while the Left, Never-Trumpers, and the Media are all casting shade on Trump and his role in the Republican Party primaries, he’s actually been very good at endorsing candidates. The problem is that these latter political dumpster divers are all trying to focus on what he hasn’t gotten right and trumpeting those failures, they’ve remained silent on what he’s getting right:
I wish I had this kind of track record. Reformatted, emphasis mine:
EXCLUSIVE: President Trump’s Endorsements Matter – Last Night 23-2-1 (TBD-Oz) – Overall 81 Wins, 3 Losses, 1 TBD (Oz)
President Trump’s endorsements are golden. After last night, President Trump’s results to date are 81-3-1 (Oz).
The Dr. Mehmet Oz race is still not decided. Personally, I hope he loses, given his previous political stances. But with most of the Republican primaries over, what’s his record now? From the Epoch Times (reformatted, emphasis mine):
‘A Very Big and Successful Evening’: Trump Welcomes 100-6 Endorsement Record”
Former President Donald Trump applauded for a 100-6 primary endorsement record in the run-up to the 2022 midterms, following a mixed result—including a series of setbacks—in Georgia on May 24.
“Overall for the ‘Cycle,’ 100 Wins, 6 Losses (some of which were not possible to win), and 2 runoffs,” Trump wrote on May 25 on Truth Social.
It came after Pence-Backed Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, Secretary of State Brian Raffensperger, and Attorney General Chris Carr defeated Trump-endorsed opponents in Georgia by huge margins, surpassing the 50 percent support needed to avoid runoffs. The three GOP officials have drawn criticism from Trump for allegedly not doing enough to investigate allegations of illegal voting after the 2020 election.
Such setbacks have so far appeared to be largely confined to Georgia.
…The six who lost their races so far are: Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster, Idaho gubernatorial candidate Janice McGeachin, Georgia gubernatorial candidate David Perdue, Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.), Georgia Secretary of State candidate Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.), and Georgia attorney general candidate John Gordon.
No one is perfect, not even Trump. But you have to admit – that’s REALLY an impressive record. I have to admit that I don’t know that has come even close to that winning percentage.
It shows a combo of picking the right people in the right races as well as his pull/gravitas with the Republican base. And he has only gotten better at it:
According to Ballotpedia, in 2020, 141 of the 183 candidates that Trump endorsed triumphed in their races.
If you only look at this small snapshot, he’s more of a Power Player than after elections 2 years ago.
