2016 Postmortem

book_worm

(15,951 posts) Mon Oct 10, 2016, 02:42 PM Oct 2016

McConnell not yet advising candidates to break with Trump

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) “is counseling individual senators and candidates about how to position themselves alongside Trump — without dictating strategy — as he talks them through the political perils of this election cycle,” Politico reports.

“Officials at the National Republican Senatorial Committee spent all weekend talking to candidates and campaign aides, urging them to be prepared to talk about Trump wherever they go but declining to offer explicit advice on whether Republicans should pull their support from Trump.”

“Republicans are still waiting for later this week to see just how bad the damage is in battleground states before they consider reevaluating their support for the Republican nominee, who was caught on tape in 2005 boasting about sexual conquests and describing grabbing women’s genitals.”

https://politicalwire.com/2016/10/10/mcconnell-not-yet-advising-candidates-break-trump/

I guess he's waiting until a tape emerges of Trump actually groping a woman.

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McConnell not yet advising candidates to break with Trump (Original Post) book_worm Oct 2016 OP

A significant amount of support for individual Republicans comes from Trump supporters Bok_Tukalo Oct 2016 #1

“Republicans are still waiting for later this week to see just how bad the damage is..." yellowcanine Oct 2016 #2

Bok_Tukalo

(4,323 posts)

1. A significant amount of support for individual Republicans comes from Trump supporters

Reply to book_worm (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 03:05 PM

Oct 2016

It is near political suicide to repudiate him in the middle of a campaign unless you are in a safe seat.

Republican candidates are caught between the wall and the paint.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)

2. “Republicans are still waiting for later this week to see just how bad the damage is..."

Reply to book_worm (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 04:08 PM

Oct 2016

Wow. So they admit that they are waiting to see what the political fall out is, no consideration of the ethical principles involved. Just wow. Of course when they do find their conscience, it will be all about their daughters.

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