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As Trump’s picks struggle where does it leave his bid for the presidency?

Donald Trump may not have been on the ballot during these midterm elections, but he still cast a shadow over them.

Earlier in the evening, the former president made a brief speech from his Mar-a-Lago home and claimed an overwhelming victory for his endorsed candidates.

The truth, however, is more complicated.

In the highest profile contests where he backed candidates over more mainstream Republican options, his picks have struggled.

Mehmet Oz lost his Senate race in Pennsylvania. Herschel Walker appears headed for a run-off in Georgia. Blake Masters is trailing in Arizona. Only JD Vance in Ohio pulled out a clear win, albeit by a more narrow margin than the trending-conservative state would suggest.

Republicans are going to be second-guessing his political instincts after Tuesday night. And if he does launch a new bid for the presidency next week, he will be on the back foot.

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