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The latest Republican to scrub mentions of Donald Trump hails from a state the president carried by 29 points in 2024.
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president → sign → 2024
As early as September 22, South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds had 'Endorsed by President Trump' displayed prominently on his campaign homepage.
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Rounds → endorse → homepage
On his issues section, Rounds had multiple references standing with Trump on America First principles, including the president's decision to eliminate the Department of Education.
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Rounds → have → Education
Now Trump's name does not appear on the front page of the website and the issues page does not include any mention of the president.
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page → appear → president
A spokesperson for Rounds did not respond to a Daily Mail request for comment.
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spokesperson → respond → comment
Rounds' political adviser Rob Skjonsberg told Fox News they were 'proud of the president’s endorsement' which was still in the senator's announcement video.
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which → tell → video
Rounds is facing Independent candidate Brian Bengs for reelection, an Air Force veteran and former Democratic political candidate.
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Rounds → face → reelection
Democratic nominee Julian Beaudion withdrew August 4, leaving Bengs in a head-to-head contest with Rounds rather than splitting the opposition vote.
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Beaudion → withdraw → vote
The normally safe Republican seat shows Rounds leading only by six points according to a Zenith Research poll of 500 likely voters conducted September 24-27.
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Rounds → show → voters
The poll has a 4.4 percent margin of error.
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poll → have → error
Trump won South Dakota with 63.4 percent of the vote in 2024.
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Trump → win → 2024
Senator Mike Rounds is facing a stronger than usual challenge in South Dakota
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Rounds → face → Dakota
An older version of Senator Mike Rounds' campaign website included a message to voters reminding them he was endorsed by President Donald Trump
Senator Mike Rounds new campaign website has removed any mention of President Donald Trump on the front page
President Donald Trump has stepped up his campaign activity, traveling in traditionally more Republican states
The adjustment of Rounds' website follows several other Republicans distancing themselves from Trump in campaign material.
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adjustment → include → material
Trump's approval ratings have plunged into the low 30s as he pursues an unpopular war in Iran and voters blame him for failing to address high gas prices, food prices, mortgage rates, and high inflation.
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voters → plunge → prices
A recent Daily Mail/YouGov poll shows that 49 percent of voters believe Trump is hurting Republican candidates, more than double the 20 percent who think he is helping.
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he → show → candidates
Democrat operatives continue to monitor changes to Republican candidate websites, as they are quietly removing any mention of the president and instead focusing more on their own political brand.
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they → continue → brand
The Trump-endorsed candidate for Florida Governor, Byron Donalds' adjusted some of his campaign information, removing Trump's name from prominent positions on his site.
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candidate → endorse → site
In Florida, Mike Beltran also removed several prominent Trump references from his campaign website.
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Beltran → remove → website
In Kentucky, Ralph Alvarado removed prominent Trump imagery and replaced the description 'America First Fighter' with the words 'Independent Leadership.'
Iowa Republican Joe Mitchell removed some of the more explicitly pro-Trump language from his website, while Texas candidate Carlos De La Cruz dropped 'Trump Conservative' from the prominent description of his campaign.
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Cruz → remove → campaign
In California, Young Kim removed references to Trump and 'America First' from prominent portions of her website, while James Gallagher removed Trump's endorsement and photograph from his campaign site.
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Gallagher → remove → site
The Cook Political Report still rates the South Dakota Senate seat as Solid Republican.
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Report → rat → Republican
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