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Here are the Trump-backed candidates who won the Nebraska and West Virginia primaries

Posted on AllSides May 11th, 2022
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elections, 2022 Elections, West Virginia, Nebraska, Donald Trump
Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File

All 22 of Donald Trump’s endorsed candidates in Indiana and Ohio came away with the Republican nomination last week.

While his May 3 win-loss record looked impressive on paper, it was artificially inflated — the former president backed lots of incumbents who had no opposition and counted them as victories.

Trump did take one legit risk in endorsing J.D. Vance in the Ohio Senate primary. And his big gamble proved successful when Vance came from behind to finish in first place.

This week, Trump had slightly more political capital at...

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