Former President Trump is hoping to further demonstrate his power in GOP primaries Tuesday in Nebraska and West Virginia, the third round of nominating contests this year before the midterm elections in November.
, saying he served as a judge at numerous beauty pageants"so he could judge countless young women and teenage girls.”comparing himself to Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh, who were accused of sexual impropriety that they also denied.
And in another television spot, Herbster tied Pillen to"critical race theory," a legal construct that has become shorthand for Republican criticism of the discussion of race and racism in schools, saying that, as a university administrator, he had allowed “millions of your tax dollars to teach students racist, hateful views of our nation."showing all three leading candidates within the margin of error of one another and 1 in 6 likely voters still undecided.
Trump drew thousands to a speedway outside Lincoln, Nebraska, last week for a rally to help promote Herbster, known for his signature cowboy hat and three-piece suit. “Charles is a fine man and he is innocent of these despicable charges,” Trump said. “I have to defend my friends, I have to defend people that are good. These are malicious charges to derail him long enough that the election can go by before the proper defense can be put forward.”
Jessica Flanagain, Pillen’s campaign manager, said Trump’s campaigning for Herbster — along with get-out-the-vote efforts by the former president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., and Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz — tightened the race.Marc Caputo
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