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10-25-2016, 09:51 AM
Republicans in Tight Races More Likely to Abandon Donald Trump
By Adam Kelsey
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republicans-tight-races-abandon-donald-trump/story?id=43025235
"While Donald Trump’s non-traditional presidential campaign has attracted its share of criticism from both Democrats and Republicans alike, recent controversies, like the discovery of a video in which Trump is captured making disparaging remarks about women and subsequent claims of sexual assault made against the candidate, have pushed many in the GOP to a breaking point."
"An ABC news count of notable Republicans running for election to Congress this year finds 34 candidates who have explicitly stated they will not vote for Trump. Of the 34, 20 are running in competitive elections, defined by ABC’s race ratings as “Tossups” or leaning towards either party. Safe districts and states are termed “Solid.”
"Of the other Republican senate candidates opposed to Trump, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/us/kelly-ayotte.htm) of New Hampshire, and Joe Heck, running to replace Sen. Harry Reid (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/us/harry-reid.htm) in Nevada, find themselves in races rated as tossups. Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois, an outspoken critic of Trump, is facing a stiff challenge from Rep. Tammy Duckworth (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/us/tammy-duckworth.htm). Their state is rated as “Leans Democratic.”
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Thanks to ABC News for this report.
Imho, Many more Republicans continue to jump from Trump's ship. And decidedly so. They simply cannot see working with him as president and that is very telling. They are obviously making the right decision in abandoning Trump and going out on their own rather than hanging on to his coattails that are obviously not long enough for them to win reelection.
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By Adam Kelsey
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republicans-tight-races-abandon-donald-trump/story?id=43025235
"While Donald Trump’s non-traditional presidential campaign has attracted its share of criticism from both Democrats and Republicans alike, recent controversies, like the discovery of a video in which Trump is captured making disparaging remarks about women and subsequent claims of sexual assault made against the candidate, have pushed many in the GOP to a breaking point."
"An ABC news count of notable Republicans running for election to Congress this year finds 34 candidates who have explicitly stated they will not vote for Trump. Of the 34, 20 are running in competitive elections, defined by ABC’s race ratings as “Tossups” or leaning towards either party. Safe districts and states are termed “Solid.”
"Of the other Republican senate candidates opposed to Trump, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/us/kelly-ayotte.htm) of New Hampshire, and Joe Heck, running to replace Sen. Harry Reid (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/us/harry-reid.htm) in Nevada, find themselves in races rated as tossups. Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois, an outspoken critic of Trump, is facing a stiff challenge from Rep. Tammy Duckworth (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/us/tammy-duckworth.htm). Their state is rated as “Leans Democratic.”
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Thanks to ABC News for this report.
Imho, Many more Republicans continue to jump from Trump's ship. And decidedly so. They simply cannot see working with him as president and that is very telling. They are obviously making the right decision in abandoning Trump and going out on their own rather than hanging on to his coattails that are obviously not long enough for them to win reelection.
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