Walter Shapiro: “Bristling with resentments, Trump, who never pledged allegiance to anyone other than his own reflection in the mirror, is happy to fight a two-front war against disloyal Republicans and the Democratic Party.”
“No former president since Richard Nixon in 1974 has been a major factor in off-year congressional elections after he left office.”
“But Trump in 2022 promises to be the exception — and nothing could make the Democrats happier.”
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