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GOP’s midterm dilemma: How closely to align with Trump

Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he speaks at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Gov. elect Glenn Youngkin with wife Suzanne Youngkin wave to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) FILE - Former President Donald Trump prepares to take the stage during a rally in Perry, Ga., on Sept. 25, 2021. Trump is stepping up his election-year effort to dominate the Republican Party with a Saturday rally in Arizona in which he plans to castigate anyone who dares to question his lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, likely including the state's GOP governor, Doug Ducey. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File) In this Jan. 10, 2022, photo, Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey gives his state of the state address at the Arizona Capitol, in Phoenix. Former President Donald Trump is stepping up his election-year effort to dominate the Republican Party with a Saturday rally in Arizona in which he plans to castigate anyone who dares to question his lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, likely including Ducey. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
GOP’s midterm dilemma: How closely to align with Trump