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Trump taps MAGA to rescue midterms in red-state blitz

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 29, 2026 • 05:00 AM
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Donald Trump’s rallies in Republican states are a do-or-die strategy for the party, days before the midterm elections that are a referendum on his presidency.

Trump taps MAGA to rescue midterms in red-state blitz

Darla Austin took a day off from her customer service job at a paintbrush maker in rural northern Ohio to drive two hours to see the man she calls “daddy Trump”.

The 63-year-old is in Chillicothe, Ohio, with her friend Brenda Andress, a retired school teacher, to see one of US President Donald Trump’s famed campaign rallies.

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