Trump Campaigns for Republicans as Democratic Group Spends Big on Key Races
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Donald Trump is visiting Arizona and Montana. He wants to help Republican candidates. These states have close elections soon.
Trump is a Republican. He wants his party to win in the Senate. The Senate is a part of the US government.
At the same time, a group that supports Democrats is also busy. The group is called the Senate Majority Pac.
This group is a Super Pac. A Super Pac is a group that collects money for elections.
The Senate Majority Pac is spending a lot of money. It wants to help Democrat candidates win.
The group is putting money into Michigan and Maine. These are two states with close elections.
Experts say these races could change who controls the Senate. Both parties want to win more seats.
The elections are called midterms. Midterms happen in the middle of a president's term.
Trump's visits show that he wants to help his party before the vote.
Many people are watching these races closely. The results could be very important for both parties.
Vocabulary5 words
- Republican
- a member of one big American political party
- Senate
- a part of the US government that makes laws
- Democrats
- members of the other big American political party
- Super Pac
- a group that collects a lot of money to help candidates win
- midterms
- elections held in the middle of a president's time in office
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1. Arizona and Montana 2. Democrat candidates 3. True
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Donald Trump is visiting Arizona and _____. He wants to help Republican _____. These states have close elections soon.
Trump is a Republican. He wants his party to win in the _____.
At the same time, a group that supports _____ is also busy.
The group is called the Senate _____ Pac.
This group is a _____. It collects money for elections.
The Senate Majority Pac is spending a lot of _____.
The group is putting money into Michigan and _____.
The elections are called _____.
Trump's visits show that he wants to help his _____ before the vote.
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