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President Donald Trump may already be a lame duck, thanks in large part to his unbroken primary endorsement successes. The Atlantic\u2018s Jonathan Lemire and Michael Scherer argue there are three main reasons Trump\u2019s wins may hasten his \u201cpolitical decline.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Trump made 118 endorsements for the House, Senate, and governor\u2019s races, and was undefeated in all. Many, however, were for uncontested races.<\/p>\n

And while Trump\u2019s picks all won their respective races, at times edging out more reliable vote and campaign cash getters, they could be more expensive to get over the finish line.<\/p>\n

Take Trump\u2019s 11th-hour endorsement of scandal-plagued Texas MAGA Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, who won in the GOP primary runoff over four-term conservative incumbent Senator John Cornyn.<\/p>\n

Cornyn was a prolific fundraiser who less than two years ago was in the race to become Senate Majority Leader.<\/p>\n

Experts warn that the Republican Party now may have to sink $100 million into Texas for what some believe was a far-safer seat with Cornyn than with Paxton.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Lemire and Scherer say, Trump\u2019s choice of primary candidates benefits Trump, but perhaps not the GOP as much. He\u2019s shooting for loyalty over electability.<\/p>\n

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Trump\u2019s slate of GOP candidates may be far less palatable to voters in November, especially voters who already put the president\u2019s approval rating at an all-time low, thanks in part to his focus on the Iran war, rebuilding Washington, D.C., rebranding multiple structures \u2014 from the Kennedy Center to an airport in Florida, and his lack of focus on the cost of food and gas.<\/p>\n

Which means despite Trump\u2019s endorsements, many of his picks could lose at the ballot box, accelerating his inevitable lame duck status.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe essentially has lame-ducked himself in pursuit of retribution, and either the staff has failed to make a reasonable argument against these actions, or they have told him this and he is no longer listening,\u201d one GOP Senate advisor told Lemire and Scherer.<\/p>\n

Then there are the Republicans Trump unseated, namely Cornyn, Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, and Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky. Add to the list Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who opted for retirement rather than face re-election. They are now free to deviate from supporting the president\u2019s priorities, and have wasted no time in doing so, at times quite publicly.<\/p>\n

Lastly, there are their colleagues, Lemire and Scherer note. Many Republicans, especially in the Senate, are angered that Trump effectively ousted their fellow Republicans. With an already tenuous majority \u2014 including moderates Lisa Murkowski of Alaska (who some argue could declare as an independent and caucus with the Democrats), and Susan Collins of Maine, that 53-47 majority isn\u2019t looking especially reliable for Trump.<\/p>\n

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