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The Guardian - US
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Peter Stone in Washington

Alarm as Trump backs ‘big lie’ candidates for key election posts in Michigan

Trump supporters protest outside the Michigan state capitol to demand an audit of 2020 election votes.
Trump supporters protest outside the Michigan state capitol to demand an audit of 2020 election votes. Photograph: Rebecca Cook/Reuters

Donald Trump has endorsed rightwing Republican candidates who support his baseless claims of a stolen election for key posts in Michigan, raising the prospect of a Trumpist takeover of how the key battleground state might run its elections.

Trump and his allies are backing numerous candidates in the coming midterm elections across the US, including in other vital states like Arizona and Georgia.

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