Why Is Trump Airing Campaign Ads if He’s Not on the Ballot?

<p>Trump isn’t on the ballot this November — but he’s campaigning like he is.</p><p>With a roughly $400 million political war chest, Trump is reportedly planning ads centered on his own record, telling supporters to “pretend” he’s on the ballot, and pushing to make the midterms a referendum on himself. At the same time, his administration is fighting states over new mail-voting rules and threatening to withhold certain police and anti-terrorism funds from jurisdictions that don’t comply with its election demands.</p><p>The midterms are still months away, and they’re already getting weird.</p>