2026年4月13日 美国东部时间凌晨5:00 / 福克斯新闻
参议员比尔·卡西迪和众议员托马斯·马西在竞选广告中提及特朗普，却未提及特朗普已背书他们的对手
作者：保罗·斯坦豪泽 福克斯新闻
唐纳德·特朗普总统的整体民调支持率正在下滑，但在共和党选民中，总统的支持率仍居高不下。
特朗普在过去十年间重塑了共和党，他对该党的掌控依然极为牢固，他在共和党初选中的背书极具影响力。
“特朗普的背书在任何初选中都是王道，”资深共和党战略家、沟通专家杰西·亨特告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。资深共和党顾问马特·戈尔曼强调，“特朗普的背书极具威力……是一股不可忽视的力量。”
那么，面临特朗普背书的对手挑战、寻求连任的共和党议员该如何才能胜出？
共和党虽胜，但特朗普票仓的投票率激增也让民主党 claiming 胜利
路易斯安那州共和党参议员比尔·卡西迪正与其他六名参议院共和党人成立特别工作组，调查明尼苏达州欺诈丑闻引发的联邦欺诈问题。（凯文·迪奇/盖蒂图片社）
今年有两起备受关注的案例，为保住政治席位而奋战的现任议员正试图营造出总统仍在支持他们的假象。
路易斯安那州参议员比尔·卡西迪在下月的初选中面临两名共和党对手：众议员朱莉娅·莱特洛和现任州财务官、前众议员约翰·弗莱明。特朗普今年早些时候公开背书莱特洛。
卡西迪是2021年初仅有的七名投票支持弹劾特朗普的参议院共和党人之一，当时特朗普因支持者在1月6日暴力冲击美国国会大厦、企图推翻前总统乔·拜登2020年大选胜选结果的行为遭众议院弹劾。参议院最终宣判特朗普无罪。
但在特朗普15个月前开启第二任期以来，卡西迪一直对总统的议程及其提名表示支持。
在特朗普背书莱特洛后的首支竞选广告中，身为医生的卡西迪重点宣传了自己起草并获通过的一项法案，该法案加重了制造和分销芬太尼的罪犯的刑罚。
“特朗普总统称这是他今年将签署的最重要立法，”这名参议员在配有特朗普照片的广告中说道。
在另一支广告中，旁白强调“卡西迪与特朗普总统合作通过了减税法案”，画面中展示了总统与参议员的合影，屏幕上反复闪过“特朗普与卡西迪”字样。
中期选举警钟：特朗普支持率持续下滑，但民主党形象跌至谷底
美国肯塔基州众议员托马斯·马西（R-KY）于2026年2月3日抵达华盛顿特区参加众议院关于重启政府拨款法案的投票。（凯文·迪奇/盖蒂图片社）
在肯塔基州第四国会选区，众议员托马斯·马西在下月的初选中面临特朗普背书的埃德·高尔雷恩的挑战。
马西长期以来一直是国会中直言不讳的特朗普批评者之一，多次就爱泼斯坦文件和外交政策抨击总统。
特朗普的盟友斥巨资支持前海军海豹突击队队员高尔雷恩，并攻击马西。
上个月，马西在一则竞选广告的开头展示了自己与特朗普微笑合影的旧照片。
在得克萨斯州，资深共和党参议员约翰·康恩正为保住席位奋力一搏，他将在5月底的初选 runoff 选举中与州总检察长约翰·帕克斯顿对决，帕克斯顿是一名“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）阵营的激进派，也是特朗普的坚定支持者。
尽管特朗普在这两位得克萨斯州共和党重量级人物的对决中保持中立，但康恩在其声明和竞选活动中多次强调自己对特朗普的支持。他还在广告中极力向总统示好。
得克萨斯州共和党参议院初选火药味十足，将进入加时赛
现任得克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·康恩（左）将与州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿（右）在激烈的共和党初选 runoff 选举中对决。（迈克尔·圣地亚哥/盖蒂图片社 | 安塔兰·塔维蒂安/彭博社/盖蒂图片社）
最近一则广告的旁白在展示特朗普与参议员并肩竖起大拇指的照片时，称康恩“始终支持”总统。
广告中使用的一段旧视频里，特朗普说道：“我们尤其感谢你们出色的参议员们”，当时他指的是康恩和 fellow 共和党参议员特德·克鲁兹。
康恩的广告并不算过度夸张，因为他和帕克斯顿都未获得特朗普的背书，但卡西迪和马西的宣传内容并未提及他们的对手得到了总统的支持。
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亨特警告称，这种做法可能会招致特朗普的愤怒，从而适得其反。
“如果你并未获得背书却假装获得了，这可能会断送你的竞选生涯，”亨特说，“前提是总统决定对此提出异议。”
保罗·斯坦豪泽是驻摇摆州新罕布什尔州的政治记者，全程报道全国竞选活动。
Snubbed by Trump, GOP candidates fighting for re-election act like they have his backing anyway
April 13, 2026 5:00am EDT / Fox News
Sen Bill Cassidy and Rep Thomas Massie feature Trump in campaign spots without mentioning his endorsement of their rivals
By Paul Steinhauser Fox News
President Donald Trump’s overall poll numbers are sliding, but among Republicans, the president’s approval ratings remain sky-high.
Trump’s grip on a Republican Party he reshaped over the past decade remains extremely firm, and his endorsements in GOP primaries are highly influential.
“The Trump endorsement is king in any primary,” longtime Republican strategist and communicator Jesse Hunt told Fox News Digital. Veteran GOP consultant Matt Gorman highlighted that a “Trump endorsement is extremely powerful… it’s an undeniable force.”
So what should a Republican running for re-election who is facing a primary challenge from a Trump-backed candidate do to survive?
REPUBLICANS WIN BUT DEMOCRATS ALSO CLAIM VICTORY WITH BALLOT BOX SURGE IN TRUMP TERRITORY
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is launching a task force to investigate federal fraud with six other Senate Republicans in the wake of the Minnesota fraud scandal.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
In two high-profile cases this year, incumbents fighting for their political lives are trying to make it appear the president is supporting them anyway.
Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is facing primary challenges from two Republicans in next month’s primary: Rep. Julia Letlow and former Rep. John Fleming, who is currently the state treasurer. Trump earlier this year weighed into the race by endorsing Letlow.
Cassidy was one of only seven Senate Republicans who voted in early 2021 to convict Trump after he was impeached by the House for his role in the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters who aimed to upend congressional certification of former President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. Trump was acquitted by the Senate.
But since the start of Trump’s second term 15 months ago, Cassidy has been supportive of the president’s agenda and his nominees.
In his first campaign commercial after Trump endorsed Letlow, Cassidy, a doctor, highlighted a bill he authored that passed into law and increases penalties for criminals convicted of manufacturing and distributing fentanyl.
“President Trump said it was the most important legislation he would sign this year,” the senator said in the spot under pictures of Trump.
In another spot, the narrator highlights that “Cassidy worked with President Trump to pass tax cuts,” under pictures of the president and the senator and the words “Trump & Cassidy” repeatedly flashing on the screen.
MIDTERM ALARM BELLS: TRUMP’S APPROVAL RATINGS KEEP SLIDING BUT DEMOCRATS’ BRAND IN TOILET
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) arrives for a House vote on the funding bill to reopen the government on February 3, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
In Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, Rep. Thomas Massie is facing a challenge from Trump-backed Ed Gallrein in next month’s primary.
Massie has long been one of Trump’s most vocal GOP critics in Congress, repeatedly taking aim at the president over the Epstein files and foreign policy.
Trump allies have spent big bucks to boost Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL, and to take aim at Massie.
Massie spotlighted an old picture of himself and Trump smiling together at the top of a campaign ad last month.
In Texas, longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn is fighting for his political life as he faces off in a late May primary runoff election against state Attorney General John Paxton, who is a MAGA firebrand and major Trump supporter.
While Trump has stayed neutral in the showdown between the two Texas Republican titans, Cornyn has repeatedly spotlighted his support for Trump in his statements and on the campaign trail. He has also figuratively hugged the president tight in his ads.
COMBUSTIBLE REPUBLICAN SENATE PRIMARY IN TEXAS HEADING INTO OVERTIME
Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, (left) is facing off against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (right) in a bitter GOP primary runoff election.(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images | Antranik Tavitian/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
The narrator in a recent spot noted that Cornyn “had his back” as it showed a picture of Trump and the senator standing next to each other giving the thumbs-up sign.
“We’re especially grateful to your wonderful senators,” Trump says in an old clip used in the ad, as the president referred to Cornyn and fellow Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
While Cornyn’s ads aren’t a total stretch, since neither he nor Paxton has landed Trump’s endorsement, the messaging from Cassidy and Massie does not mention that their rivals are backed by the president.
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Hunt warns that could backfire by earning Trump’s wrath.
“If you haven’t earned it but portray as though you have, it could be the end of your campaign,” Hunt said. “That’s if the President decides to take issue with it.”
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.
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