Trump-Backed Candidates Struggle to Raise Money

“Former President Trump has been a prolific fundraiser for himself. But in a sign of his diminishing influence within the Republican Party, Trump isn’t seeing his endorsements translate into campaign cash for his most high-profile allies on the campaign trail. It’s becoming clear Donald Trump’s popularity isn’t easily transferable to candidates who aren’t named Trump,” National Journal reports.

“That was the most consequential finding from the fourth-quarter congressional fundraising reports filed Monday, covering the final three months of the 2021 calendar year. In the contested Senate primaries pitting a Trump-endorsed candidate against more-establishment contenders, not a single one of Trump’s picks hit the million-dollar mark this quarter. And several of his highly touted congressional candidates performed dismally among donors in the quarter, with most getting outraised badly against more-mainstream alternatives.”