The Trump Excuses That Don’t Work

There’s no doubt that he did more than his share to drive the Republican Party into a ditch in the midterms.

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Former president Donald Trump talks to the press at his Mar-a-Lago resort on midterm election night in Palm Beach, Fla., November 8, 2022.

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If Trump was Humpty Dumpy on Election Night, as the New York Post had it, his devotees are scrambling to try to pick up the pieces.

First of all, it must be said that, obviously, more was at work in the Republican disappointment than just Trump. No one person is responsible for what happened in the midterms. Trump, though, is clearly more responsible than anyone else.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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