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JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 05:28 PM Jul 2020

McConnell signal to Republican Senate candidates: Distance from Trump if necessary

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)Sen. Mitch McConnell is allowing Republican Senate candidates to do whatever it takes to salvage their campaigns ahead of what Republicans increasingly fear could be a devastating election for their party.

In recent weeks, the Senate majority leader has become so concerned over Republicans losing control of the Senate that he has signaled to vulnerable GOP senators in tough races that they could distance themselves from the President if they feel it is necessary, according to multiple senior Republicans including a source close to McConnell.

That could mean breaking with Trump on the administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic and the continued efforts by the President to paint an optimistic picture despite rising cases and deaths across parts of the country, especially in many Republican states in the South and Midwest.

While this may give some senators the flexibility to draw a distinction between themselves and the President, it also forces them to walk a tightrope. Trump remains enormously popular with the Republican base, and any attempts to undercut him risks alienating those voters.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/31/politics/senate-mcconnell-trump-firewall/index.html

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McConnell signal to Republican Senate candidates: Distance from Trump if necessary (Original Post) JonLP24 Jul 2020 OP
Where's that gif of the kid pointing and saying, "Ha ha!"? Squinch Jul 2020 #1
Here you go.. Miguelito Loveless Jul 2020 #10
Thank you so much! I need to save that! Squinch Jul 2020 #11
Every republican running should have his image paired with an image of Trump saying "I take no respo keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #2
We have one with Joni Ernst kissing trump rurallib Jul 2020 #5
Agreed! Rebl2 Jul 2020 #17
Yes, there is one person McConnell needs to distance from...that is Mitch Mconnell.! Stuart G Jul 2020 #3
+1,000,000 This! I guess he figures cheating alone won't win the election for rethugs. diva77 Jul 2020 #23
After 4 years of suckling on president pussy grabber's ass it's difficult to pull away. johnthewoodworker Jul 2020 #4
That won't stop Donny from attacking them for being disloyal. tanyev Jul 2020 #6
Won't matter Traildogbob Jul 2020 #9
So what? trump isn't going to endorse their democratic opponent. PSPS Jul 2020 #24
So what--from our perspective. tanyev Jul 2020 #27
We won't ever let these traitors MontanaMama Jul 2020 #7
Rats are fleeing the sinking ship. Vinca Jul 2020 #8
Not many, yet. keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #13
He's a swirling vortex, Mitch! You made it and you're caught in it! Squinch Jul 2020 #12
It won't matter now that they all voted to not remove him from office. Mr.Bill Jul 2020 #14
quick, someone tweet this to the twit, get some infighting going. nt yaesu Jul 2020 #15
so it's Labor day in August ? dweller Jul 2020 #16
Can't outrun the stink of putincockholster#45's Senate trial, covid-19 mismgmt, NCjack Jul 2020 #18
Then it has to be HAMMERED HOME on all the ads that they only turned against trump because BComplex Jul 2020 #19
+1 Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #25
Yes! What the Hell is wrong with our party? ArizonaLib Jul 2020 #26
The party is just fine thank you. Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #36
Take time to read the body of the post not just the subject, thank you. ArizonaLib Aug 2020 #41
They cannot walk that tight rope Trenzalore Jul 2020 #20
TOO LATE. ancianita Jul 2020 #21
Please proceed, Senators moose65 Jul 2020 #22
Even if they try to distance the stink of MF44 is on them. kimbutgar Jul 2020 #28
Way to late for that as the taint that is over every Republican in the House and Senate will never cstanleytech Jul 2020 #29
But we have to make sure it will never wash off. BComplex Aug 2020 #35
TOO DAMN LATE for you, ASSHOLES Cha Jul 2020 #30
What an evil SOB. zentrum Aug 2020 #31
Distance? That's a joke! notinkansas Aug 2020 #32
None can win without Trump's cultists voting DeminPennswoods Aug 2020 #33
Their hands are stained with the dye pack... EarthFirst Aug 2020 #34
"Their hands are stained with the dye pack..." Botany Aug 2020 #37
Imo, give it 5 years, and only 20% of people will have voted for Trump in 2016. Sophia_Of_PlanetX Aug 2020 #38
How cute The Genealogist Aug 2020 #39
Damn. I've never seen "flop sweat" stage with an incumbent President this early on. herding cats Aug 2020 #40

keithbvadu2

(36,369 posts)
2. Every republican running should have his image paired with an image of Trump saying "I take no respo
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 05:33 PM
Jul 2020

Every republican running should have his image paired with an image of Trump saying "I take no responsibility at all."

And/or an appropriate statement.

And/or some appropriate local contradiction.

Traildogbob

(8,584 posts)
9. Won't matter
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 05:47 PM
Jul 2020

The orange stain on their lips are permanent. After being firmly attached to that ass for a few years, it’s there for life. Shines like a black light on the demon seeds on a frat couch.

tanyev

(42,360 posts)
27. So what--from our perspective.
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 06:50 PM
Jul 2020

But from their perspective they have so far exhibited a pathological aversion to being the subject of a mean tweet from Trump. I think Trump attacking other Republicans would be an enjoyable spectacle.

Mr.Bill

(24,104 posts)
14. It won't matter now that they all voted to not remove him from office.
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 06:00 PM
Jul 2020

We need to impeach again and make them vote again sometime in October. After all the ballots have been printed.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
18. Can't outrun the stink of putincockholster#45's Senate trial, covid-19 mismgmt,
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 06:11 PM
Jul 2020

Russian bounties, etc. Those dead chickens are wired around their necks.

BComplex

(7,984 posts)
19. Then it has to be HAMMERED HOME on all the ads that they only turned against trump because
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 06:11 PM
Jul 2020

Moscow Mitch said they could. Sheep. Every one of those fucking republican senators are spineless sheep. And their votes to stop trump from being removed from office after the impeachment in the house, BEFORE the COVID hit the fan, needs to be driven home.

ArizonaLib

(1,242 posts)
26. Yes! What the Hell is wrong with our party?
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 06:47 PM
Jul 2020

Why can't the ads get aggressive? Hillary's ads were all about what a bad person he was, but very little about policy.

We need the senate to fix this country and to rescue it from being viewed as a global joke.

McConnell is telling Democrats how to win - remind all voters of the republican ring kissing. Pictures of all the intimacy while narrations describe what a crap show his policies have produced - graphics of the death and suffering the republicans and Trump have caused and are on track to cause. At this rate, there will be a quarter million dead Americans prior to election day. Narratives reminding of a quarter million dead won't affect voting? You can bet that if Obama had a quarter million dead Americans during his watch that the republicans would be screaming so loud you'd hear it from outer space.

ArizonaLib

(1,242 posts)
41. Take time to read the body of the post not just the subject, thank you.
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 09:03 AM
Aug 2020

The ads Hillary ran here in Arizona were not effective. The ones Mark Kelly's campaign are running are effective - policy, McSally's record of voting against Obama's healthcare protections, etc. Biden's ads should be more aggressive than they have been. Biden's recent corona virus ad starts with an animated graph, which as the arrow starts rising, audio of Trump saying how he's done such a great job - the title of the graph indicates a corona virus infections. At first my wife grabbed the remote to change it, because it looked like a Trump ad to both of us. We had to figure out throughout the commercial that it was a Biden ad, which was confirmed at the end. Trump has wrecked this country and has committed so many crimes that it is disappointing and scary that ads are not pounding the crap out of Trump. Every time Republicans win the presidency they run bold aggressive ads. Democrats seem to have been playing prevent defense for decades. The SCOTUS should be loaded with liberals in my opinion. The SCOTUS conservatives are shameless sociopaths.

Trenzalore

(2,331 posts)
20. They cannot walk that tight rope
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 06:19 PM
Jul 2020

A normal politician would see that they are dragging some other people down and let them distance themselves to improve their electoral chances. Trump won't allow those in trouble to do it. The instant they try they will be on the bad end of a tweet that will get the base fired up against them. Trump's ego will not allow them to separate from him.

moose65

(3,164 posts)
22. Please proceed, Senators
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 06:26 PM
Jul 2020

When Trump gets wind of it, he will turn on you and unleash a torrent of tweets and bullshit that will consume your sorry asses. You’ve all been loyal to him, but he WILL NOT be loyal to you! He will preach to his minions to either vote 3rd party or not to vote at all.

Either way, it sucks to be you! 😂

kimbutgar

(20,882 posts)
28. Even if they try to distance the stink of MF44 is on them.
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 09:06 PM
Jul 2020

They have enabled him the last 3 1/2 years. Taking the weekend off without voting on extending unemployment benefits should be The thing that also destroys them.

They don’t care about working Americans only their rich corporate donors and The Democratic Party needs to pound this everyday into their talking pints. And the tax cuts for the rich are the reason we have the Large deficit When they complain about spending when the Democrats get back the senate and white house.

cstanleytech

(26,082 posts)
29. Way to late for that as the taint that is over every Republican in the House and Senate will never
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 10:42 PM
Jul 2020

wash off.

notinkansas

(1,095 posts)
32. Distance? That's a joke!
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 01:12 AM
Aug 2020

That vote in the senate to not convict after the House impeached is going to hang around their necks forever. It's a heavy burden and will hopefully drag them all down.

Distance my A$$.

DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
33. None can win without Trump's cultists voting
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 02:53 AM
Aug 2020

for them. If they break with or criticize Trump, they'll alienate those voters. At this point, I doubt that anyone planning to vote for a Dem candidate is going to believe these Rs have had a sudden change of heart. They'll see it for what it is, a strategy to get re-elected, then revert to form if they are.

Botany

(70,291 posts)
37. "Their hands are stained with the dye pack..."
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 11:07 AM
Aug 2020

Yup!

SENATOR ARTICLE I ARTICLE II
Lamar Alexander, Tenn. No No
John Barrasso, Wyo. No No
Marsha Blackburn, Tenn. No No
Roy Blunt, Mo. No No
John Boozman, Ark. No No
Mike Braun, Ind. No No
Richard Burr, N.C. No No
Shelley Moore Capito, W.Va. No No
Bill Cassidy, La. No No
Susan Collins, Maine No No
John Cornyn, Texas No No
Tom Cotton, Ark. No No
Kevin Cramer, N.D. No No
Mike Crapo, Idaho No No
Ted Cruz, Texas No No
Steve Daines, Mont. No No
Mike Enzi, Wyo. No No
Joni Ernst, Iowa No No
Deb Fischer, Neb. No No
Cory Gardner, Colo. No No
Lindsey Graham, S.C. No No
Chuck Grassley, Iowa No No
Josh Hawley, Mo. No No
John Hoeven, N.D. No No
Hyde-Smith, Miss. No No
Jim Inhofe, Okla. No No
Ron Johnson, Wis. No No
John Kennedy, La. No No
James Lankford, No No
Mike Lee, Utah No No
Kelly Loeffler, Ga. No No
Mitch McConnell, Ky. No No
Martha McSally, Ariz. No No
Jerry Moran, Kan. No No
Lisa Murkowski, AK No No
Rand Paul, Ky. No No
David Perdue, Ga. No No
Rob Portman, Ohio No No
Jim Risch, Idaho No No
Pat Roberts, Kan. No No
Mitt Romney, Utah Yes No
Mike Rounds, S.D. No No
Marco Rubio, Fla. No No
Ben Sasse, Neb. No No
Rick Scott, Fla. No No
Tim Scott, S.C. No No
Richard Shelby, Ala. No No
Dan Sullivan, Alaska No No
John Thune, S.D. No No
Thom Tillis, N.C. No No
Patrick Toomey, Pa. No No
Roger Wicker, Miss. No No
Todd Young, Ind. No No


38. Imo, give it 5 years, and only 20% of people will have voted for Trump in 2016.
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 01:44 PM
Aug 2020

You know, just like how only 20% of people acknowledge they were for the Iraq War. I hope the stain of Trump support is attached to these people forever, no matter how much they try to rewrite history. They supported a traitor who is trying to destroy our Democracy and turn his family into the royal family. Trump didn’t act alone!

The Genealogist

(4,723 posts)
39. How cute
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 10:48 PM
Aug 2020

Isn't that just so darling? King Mitch decrees it is A-OK to pretend like they don't really have their noses so far buried up shitgibbon's ass that it would take a jaws of life to extract them. No, shitgibbon is their problem, all of them. He needs to be portrayed as the solid steel albatross around their necks that he really is.

herding cats

(19,549 posts)
40. Damn. I've never seen "flop sweat" stage with an incumbent President this early on.
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 11:30 PM
Aug 2020

I deeply, deeply hope this holds.

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