The article examines Republican candidates who continue to echo Donald Trump's false claims about the 2020 election, despite voters and strategists saying the issue may hurt them in the 2026 midterms. Georgia Senate nominee Mike Collins and Michigan nominee Mike Rogers are prominent examples.
Republican senator cited as an example of a candidate displaced after urging attention on 2026 rather than 2020
ALSO MENTIONED Brian Kemp, Georgia governor whose preferred Republican Senate alternative was not endorsed by Trump; Gabe Sterling, Georgia secretary of state's office official who defended the state's election administration and criticized renewed fraud claims
Republican senator cited as an example of a candidate displaced after urging attention on 2026 rather than 2020
ALSO MENTIONED Brian Kemp, Georgia governor whose preferred Republican Senate alternative was not endorsed by Trump; Gabe Sterling, Georgia secretary of state's office official who defended the state's election administration and criticized renewed fraud claims
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