While pretty much it depends on the charisma of the candidate and professionalism of the campaign but . . . yes . . . using Trump against a conservative candidate WON'T harm said candidate when the Dem Party's dementia president just screwed up the turnover of Afghanistan AND when Trump has methodically been proved essentially correct in every one of his warnings about what would happen to this nation if Joe Biden were inserted into the presidency.
This didn't age well. If he lives trump, he wouldn't be going out of his way to avoid trumps campaign events, and avoid talking about him all together. You wanted another desantis, but what you just got is another Romney
Non-stop TV ads, costing many millions of dollars, claim that Republican candidate for Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin:; 1. Likes Trump
2. Was endorsed by Trump
3. Will ensure integrity of elections; AND THE ADS ARE BEING PAID FOR BY DEMOCRATS, WHO THINK THOSE ARE THE WORST THINGS THAT COULD EVER BE SAID ABOUT A HUMAN BEING!