Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross cast serious doubt on Susie Wiles’ plan to trot out President Donald Trump as if he were on the ballot for the 2026 midterms. (Watch the video below.)
Trump, of course, is not up for election, but Wiles, his chief of staff, said recently the president could rally “low-propensity voters.” The GOP has suffered several election setbacks recently in Virginia, New Jersey, Georgia, Florida and elsewhere, prompting concern in the party.
Wiles claimed she’ll have the president campaign like it’s 2024, saying:
“Typically, in the midterms, it’s not about who’s sitting at the White House. You localize the election, and you keep the federal officials out of it. We’re actually gonna turn that on its head and put him on the ballot because so many of those low-propensity voters are Trump voters.”
Cross, who worked in communications for former President Barack Obama, dismissed the strategy for a few reasons Sunday on MS Now.
