{"id":70587,"date":"2026-08-22T16:21:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T23:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70587"},"modified":"2026-08-22T16:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T23:21:21","slug":"trump-begs-his-maga-cult-to-pretend-that-im-on-the-ballot-and-democrats-concur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70587","title":{"rendered":"Trump Begs His MAGA Cult to ‘Pretend That I’m on the Ballot’ – And Democrats Concur"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s always obvious when Donald Trump is having a panic attack about matters that are beyond the control of his narcissistic malignancy. He typically lashes out frantically at his perceived political enemies, hurls infantile insults at the free press that he abhors, and beseeches his MAGA cult disciples to worship him harder.<\/p>\n

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With the rapidly approaching midterm election bearing down on Trump and his MAGA confederates, he recognizes, but will never admit, that the prospects for a Republican victory are dim. Consequently, he is trying on new campaign themes almost every day. They range from rehashing the “red scare”<\/em> of the 1950s, wherein he accuses all Democrats of being communists, to outright lying about how successfully he has restored the economy that he wrecked with tariffs and war and general ignorance.<\/p>\n

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On Friday Trump attended a rally in South Carolina in support of GOP Senate candidate Darline Graham, who he has endorsed. As usual, he spent most of his 90 minute harangue exalting himself. But in a surprising departure from his common conceit and ego-fluffing, Trump put his electoral anxiety on display. For instance, he implored his MAGA-tists to demonstrate their adoration by showing up to vote in November. Openly begging, Trump explained that…<\/p>\n

“The problem that we have is, they say that Trump does great when he’s on the ballot, but when he’s not on the ballot, his people don’t come and they don’t vote for senators, congressmen and other Republicans. So what I really want you to do is pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Trump: "Look at the rallies. Look at what we have today. You have thousands of people standing outside, can't get in\u2026and we're not even really running. But we are running because we have to get Darline and other people elected. So we are running." pic.twitter.com\/5b8IhVv2R5<\/a><\/p>\n

— BulwarkClips (@BulwarkClips) August 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n