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These Republicans Bet Big on Trump. It Didn’t Pay Off.

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New York TimesThese Republicans Bet Big on Trump. It Didn’t Pay Off.
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The president’s approval was essential to winning Republican Senate primaries. It became lethal in competitive general-election races.

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