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Trump’s plea – ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’ – deserves to backfire | Margaret Sullivan
With his poll numbers tanking and his behavior getting odder, the remark seems more appealing to himself than to voters
As he criss-crosses the nation, stumping for Republican candidates, Donald Trump keeps asking voters to use their imaginations.
“In this election, I’m asking you to pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot. Just pretend,” he urged at a Kansas rally as he campaigned for the incumbent senator Roger Marshall and gubernatorial challenger Ty Masterson last month.
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Margaret Sullivan · Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 3:00 AM
US news | The Guardian
With his poll numbers tanking and his behavior getting odder, the remark seems more appealing to himself than to voters
As he criss-crosses the nation, stumping for Republican candidates, Donald Trump keeps asking voters to use their imaginations.
“In this election, I’m asking you to pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot. Just pretend,” he urged at a Kansas rally as he campaigned for the incumbent senator Roger Marshall and gubernatorial challenger Ty Masterson last month.
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