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Who are the Republicans running without Trump's endorsement?

Trump has issued over two hundred endorsements for 2026, but he has not backed Don Tracy, the lone Republican in Colorado's Senate race; some wait longer than others.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After Hours
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Photo: Daniel Torok · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Washington Examiner says Trump has backed Republicans in most Senate and House races this year, but there are several he has held back from.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSome are in toss-up races.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentToss-up races. So the endorsement went to the seats nobody was losing anyway.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI bet they're the ones that could decide who controls the Senate. Republicans hold fifty-three seats right now.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDoes this affect me?

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIf you vote in a Republican primary, his pick has been the thing that decides it.

  7. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt helped push out Representative Thomas Massie and Senator Bill Cassidy.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhat happens next? Does he announce the rest?

  9. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNobody knows. In Texas he said he liked both candidates, then backed Paxton days before the runoff.

  10. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the Colorado Republican, Don Tracy, is just waiting on a package with no tracking number.

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The story so far

  1. Republicans face a midterm reckoning over prices at the pump · The Hill
  2. Republicans wanted Rubio on the stump. Trump coaxed him there. · Politico
  3. Republicans pour $183 million into transgender-themed midterm ads · ABC News
  4. Viral toddler soccer story raises questions; Pritzker and SPLC · The Guardian
  5. Clocks are still falling back despite Trump's daylight saving push · Axios
  6. Texas Republicans sweating over low turnout in early voting · The Washington Post
  7. Who are the Republicans running without Trump's endorsement? (this story)

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