The Latest: Ayotte Drops Trump, Will Write in Pence's Name
Source: Associated Press
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Oct 8, 2016, 11:55 AM ET
The Latest on the presidential campaign a day before the second presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump (all times EDT):
11:50 a.m.
New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte says she is dropping her support for Donald Trump and plans to write in vice presidential running mate Mike Pence's name for president.
Ayotte says in statement that she cannot support a presidential candidate "who brags about degrading and assaulting women."
Ayotte is in one of the nation's closest Senate contests. Her opponent, Gov. Maggie Hassan, has tied her to Trump at event turn.
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Source: Politico
Ayotte to write in Pence for president
'I cannot and will not support a candidate for president who brags about degrading and assaulting women,' she says of Donald Trump.
By Seung Min Kim
10/08/16 12:00 PM EDT
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) said Saturday that she will not vote for Donald Trump for president, becoming the first GOP senator in a tough reelection race to revoke her support for the GOP nominee since newly-released audio showed him making crude comments toward women in 2005.
"I wanted to be able to support my party’s nominee, chosen by the people, because I feel strongly that we need a change in direction for our country,” Ayotte said in a statement Saturday. “However, I’m a mom and an American first, and I cannot and will not support a candidate for president who brags about degrading and assaulting women.”
Ayotte said she will not vote for either Trump nor Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Instead, she’ll write in the party’s vice-presidential nominee, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, for president. Ayotte is running against Democrat Maggie Hassan, the state’s current governor, and currently leads Hassan by 2.3 points, according to the Real Clear Politics polling average.
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You're going DOWN, Ayotte.
and now you punt-------------you own this hypocrite and he owns you.
You right along with lets say Marsha Blackburn form TN in Congress for instance have attacked woman for the right to privacy with there doctor, for years, and now you and your party from Ryan and McConnell on down are trying to distance your self from your megalomaniac narcissistic hypocrite scammer, not happening.
You and others support institutional racism in your party, you and others support institutional bigotry, and you and others went into your convention to support two men that support each other and that ideology of hate and fear and and are nothing more frauds.
And your party set an agenda to discriminate against woman and people that love each other of the same sex.
And your party has attacked Mexicans, Indigenous People, Latino's, Blacks, Asians, and anyone that is not considered white, and your white nationalist backers and enablers, and people that point guns at federal agents, like they did in Nevada and Oregon.
The only item on your list is to gain control of the U.S. Supreme court, to further the disintegration of the government of this country and its democracy to create what was said and has been down since Lewis Powell wrote his infamous memo, and implemented his memo when he got on that bench.
And the media should heed what Joy Reid and Eichenwald have said about your party and hold your party accountable.
