"As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump is a phenomenally effective vote-winner, capable of turning out millions of otherwise infrequent voters to deliver the White House and Congress to the Republican Party. But as president, Trump has been an albatross around the neck of his party. Consider his record as party leader. In the 2017 elections, Republicans suffered sharp defeats in the Virginia and New Jersey governor's races, with Virginia Democrats sweeping all three statewide offices and winning a majority in the state General Assembly."
"The following year, in the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats won a landslide victory in the House of Representatives, their largest since 2006. Trump came close to victory in the 2020 presidential election but may have contributed to the Republican Party's defeat in the Georgia Senate runoff election, handing the Democratic Party full control of Washington for the first time since 2011."
Donald Trump mobilizes millions of infrequent voters and delivers victories as a presidential candidate. His presidency and ongoing influence have often burdened the Republican Party, contributing to 2017 Virginia and New Jersey losses and the 2018 House landslide. Trump's actions may have helped produce the Republican loss in the 2020 Georgia Senate runoff, giving Democrats full control of Washington. In 2022, voters rejected MAGA-aligned Senate candidates in multiple states, limiting Republican gains. In the 2024-era state and local elections, Democrats won decisively in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City, with Abigail Spanberger and Ghazala Hashmi winning Virginia statewide races.
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