Mark Jones

“But with Donald Trump, that’s not possible. Especially in his second term, he’s become inextricably linked to the Republican Party and the Republican brand.”

Mark Jones · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09

Jones argued Trump has become inextricably linked to the Republican Party, making distancing impossible.

“Normally in a midterm with an unpopular president, candidates from the party in power who are in competitive districts tend to try to distance themselves from the president,”

Mark Jones · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09

Jones said midterm candidates from the party in power typically try to distance themselves from an unpopular president.

“I think Republicans nationwide, and especially here in Texas, have decided that their best strategy is to embrace the president and hope that he can mobilise his voters from 2024 to turn out and vote in a midterm election where he’s not on the ballot and in which they normally do not turn out to vote,”

Mark Jones · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09

Jones said Republicans have decided their best strategy is to embrace Trump and hope he mobilises his 2024 voters for the midterm.