# The Republican candidates walking a Trump tightrope

https://mins.news/en/item/89120

- BBC News, 2026-10-07 05:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm93z74e0n9zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> With the US midterm elections approaching, Republican candidates face a painful choice: echo Donald Trump’s upbeat economic message and risk alienating voters frustrated by high living costs, or distance themselves from a president who still dominates the party. Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds has acknowledged financial pressure on voters but did not mention Trump in his stump speech.

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