.MaddowBlog: The more Republicans notice that the myth of fmr. President Trump's endorsement isn't true, the less they'll feel the need to beg for his support.
At face value, some of Trump's detractors may see this as a point-and-laugh moment. After all, the former president threw his backing to a candidate who lost, which is obviously embarrassing.
But I think it's worse than that. For Trump, the power of his endorsement is supposed to be -- indeed, itbe -- the stuff of legend. He recently commented on the Republicans who beg for in-person meetings, where they plead for his electoral support, marveling at his self-professed power.."It's been pretty amazing. You see the numbers. They need the endorsement. I don't say this in a braggadocious way, but if they don't get the endorsement, they don't win.
Yesterday's results out of Texas' 6th, however, further shatter the myth: some of these Republicans may get the endorsement, but they lose anyway. If Susan Wright were some kind of extreme outlier, it'd be easier to shrug off the results as they relate to the former president. But she's not: since taking office in early 2017, Trump has backed plenty of candidates -- in primaries and general elections, in blue and red states, in even-numbered years and odd --This matters because for Trump, the power of his endorsement is supposed to be among the most powerful arrows in his quiver.
And the more GOP officials and candidates notice that the myth isn't true, the less they'll feel the need to bend the knee, kiss the ring, and sacrifice their dignity to satisfy the whims of failed former one-term president whose endorsement means less than he likes to admit.
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