{
  "id": 17047007,
  "title": "Trump’s plea – ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’ – deserves to backfire | Margaret Sullivan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/trumps-plea-pretend-im-on-the-ballot-deserves-to-backfire-margaret",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T10:00:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/29/trump-ballot-midterms-voting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "With his poll numbers tanking and his behavior getting odder, the remark seems more appealing to himself than to voters As he criss-crosses the nation, stumping for Republican candidates, Donald Trump keeps asking voters to use their imaginations. “In this election, I’m asking you to pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot. Just pretend,” he urged at a Kansas rally as he campaigned for the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Accusations fly over 2 candidates named Dan Sullivan on Alaska ballot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/accusations-fly-over-2-candidates-named-dan-sullivan-on-alaska-ballot",
        "published": "2026-10-29T13:13:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}