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Stephen Fowler

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Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

He's reshaped the party in his image.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

At the same time, you are increasingly seeing Republican voters feel comfortable acknowledging his choice isn't the only one.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

Well, 17 candidates on the ballot included Democrats, Libertarian and Independent.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

And it was a lower turnout special election, so it doesn't take much to alter the margins there.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

That said, Sarah Callis at Georgia Public Broadcasting talked to voters who said Trump's pick wasn't the best embodiment of America First or MAGA to them.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

That was Colton Moore.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

He's one of the most conservative lawmakers in Georgia's state legislature.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

But also like we've seen over the last decade of Trump endorsements, pretty much everyone aligns with the president.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

And sometimes it's about who he thinks is more likely to win.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

After last week's election, Trump's campaign political director, James Blair, posted online that everyone Trump endorsed either won outright or advanced to a runoff.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

And that was true in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

But many of those were uncontested primaries or there were no serious challengers.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

That's also the same for yesterday in Mississippi.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

But one notable result to me was North Carolina's U.S.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

Senate primary.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

Trump's handpicked leader of the Republican National Committee and handpicked choice to represent the party in one of the top Senate races, Michael Watley, only got 60 percent in the primary.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

So unlike other races and places, his seal of approval could not clear the field.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

And it's something to keep an eye on in the competitive general election there.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

Well, Trump teased he would quickly make a pick last week between Senator John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Kim Paxton.

Up First from NPR
Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff

But it hasn't happened.