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Daniel Cameron, a Republican candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump, lost his race. Trump had made Cameron central to his campaign, but now some are blaming Trump for the loss. Trump had previously claimed that Cameron was not really a Mitch McConnell guy, but now he is blaming Cameron's loss on the 'stench of McConnell.' Some critics argue that Trump is disingenuous and a liar.
Trump explicitly told his followers Daniel Cameron is “not really ‘a McConnell guy.’” Now he’s saying “Cameron lost because he couldn’t alleviate the stench of McConnell.” Trump is a scumbag and a liar. There’s nobody he won’t knife to preserve his image. https://t.co/ZOXMLMo23z
If Trump knew Cameron was a bad candidate because of the “stench of Mitch McConnell,” as he claims in his Truth Social post, why didn’t he just endorse someone else?
President Trump blames Daniel Cameron losing on "the stench of Mitch McConnell." https://t.co/tXpJPffPvn
Cameron was polling way worse before Trump’s endorsement & was never favored to win against a popular incumbent who comes from a local political dynasty. But the DeSimps who are on the verge of political irrelevancy want to simply blame Trump for endorsing the official GOP… https://t.co/o8ElBWVymQ
Cameron was polling way worse before Trump’s endorsement & was never favored to win against a popular incumbent who comes from a local political dynasty. But the DeSimps who are in the verge of political irrelevancy want to simply blame Trump for endorsing the official GOP… https://t.co/XLU4aOMNhC
See, what had happened was that Trump believed the polls and was certain his endorsement would put Cameron over the top so he went as far as saying Cameron wasn’t a McConnell guy. Now OnlyTrumps are saying Cameron was really a McConnell guy. https://t.co/HwRZZmShQa
Trump explicitly told people Daniel Cameron wasn’t really a Mitch McConnell guy in order to convince them he made a good choice. All the Trump cope is exactly that—cope. https://t.co/41J6jTDdwD
“Trump wasn’t on the ballot—that’s why Cameron lost!” This is cope. Cameron, like Kari Lake, made Trump central to his campaign. There were other factors contributing to his loss. But running as “I’m Trump’s #1 Guy” has consistently motivated Democrats to show up. https://t.co/VucRlVaXCh
Nothing is as simple as “it’s Trump’s fault.” Cameron obviously is responsible for his own race. But Cameron was enthusiastically Trump-endorsed, and Trump was the centerpiece of his campaign. It’s disingenuous to just hand wave that away because it’s inconvenient.