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Trump Holds 27 Rallies in 30 Days, Giving the Calendar No Days Off
· New York time
President Trump is holding his 27th rally in 30 days as Election Day approaches, a pace that reflects the competition for control of Congress. The schedule puts a national figure repeatedly before voters during the closing stretch of the midterm campaign. Rallies can draw attention to contests that will be decided locally but have national consequences. The president's presence also places those races alongside his own message, giving candidates and voters a steady stream of events as the deadline approaches. The arithmetic is striking: 27 rallies in 30 days leaves little room for a calendar to pretend it has a weekend. A campaign can advertise endurance simply by publishing the schedule. Whether that pace changes minds or brings supporters to the polls is a question the number of appearances alone cannot answer. For candidates in close races, the remaining days are precious and the demand for attention is intense. Trump has chosen to fill them with a succession of public events. The campaign's closing argument comes with an itinerary so busy that the date may be the only part of the program guaranteed to change at each stop.
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