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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sat Nov 18, 2017, 11:25 AM Nov 2017

GOP governors up in 2018 discuss how to keep Trump away from states

Source: The Hill

BY JULIA MANCHESTER - 11/18/17 10:13 AM EST

Republican governors up for reelection in 2018 are grappling with how to approach President Trump during the contests, and whether they should keep him away from the campaign trail, according to a report from The New York Times.

The governors have discussed strategies to avoid Trump on the trail, and have even gone directly to Vice President Pence to voice their concerns about the White House intervening in races.

The 2018 races are critical to both parties because the governors who are elected could play a significant role in redrawing legislative boundaries after 2020.

Republican governors are reportedly concerned by Trump's increasingly low approval ratings with voters, and the strength from opposition voters in the Democratic Party. This opposition was most recently seen in gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia earlier this month.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/361024-gop-governors-up-in-2018-discuss-how-to-keep-trump-away-from-states

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GOP governors up in 2018 discuss how to keep Trump away from states (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2017 OP

All over the map, Republicons are up in revolt against the Republicon President. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #1

Please come to Ohio Norbert Nov 2017 #2

In other words.... SergeStorms Nov 2017 #8

They'll never keep him away. BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #3

If they could get Obama to tell Trump he should go to those states.... tanyev Nov 2017 #4

If they would impeach him they wouldn't have to worry about that blueinredohio Nov 2017 #5

Come to Iowa! Lil Missy Nov 2017 #6

Come to Illinois! murielm99 Nov 2017 #7

Kick red dog 1 Nov 2017 #9

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,010 posts)

1. All over the map, Republicons are up in revolt against the Republicon President.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Nov 18, 2017, 11:39 AM

Nov 2017

Their own guy.

The Republicon that they endorsed and help elect and publicly pretend to like.

The GOP brand and the Trump brand are welded together by their own actions.

Norbert

(6,040 posts)

2. Please come to Ohio

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Nov 18, 2017, 12:29 PM

Nov 2017

We want you to come to Ohio very often in the next 11-1/2 months. We have a gubernatorial election next year, the republican nominee will need your help as will the Teapublican state senators and state reps plus the senate nominee that will face Sen Sherrod Brown.

In our district Steve Chabot may face a challenge to stay in the House of Representatives. See that you give him some 'help'.

Oh and please be as narcissistic, irrational and as politically incorrect as you possibly can be. We are counting on you to help the Ohio GOP so they can get what they deserve.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)

8. In other words....

Reply to Norbert (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 18, 2017, 05:46 PM

Nov 2017

you just want Trump to be himself. I don't think he'll have a problem with that.

BumRushDaShow

(129,118 posts)

3. They'll never keep him away.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Nov 18, 2017, 12:35 PM

Nov 2017

He's hog-tied to them forever. And besides, the only thing he enjoys doing other than idiotic tweets, is fake staged "rallies" and playing golf badly...