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John Thune: Was he a factor? I don't think there's any question about that. Because a lot of the candidates that had problems in…

On the recordDecember 10, 2022
Was he a factor? I don't think there's any question about that. Because a lot of the candidates that had problems in these elections were running on the 2020 election being stolen. And I don't think independent voters were having it.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune acknowledges Trump's influence on candidates who struggled in elections due to their focus on the 2020 election.

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