First of all, we know that Reince Priebus, who is the chairman of the Republican Party, made a point of introducing Donald Trump today when he spoke in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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And as the 2016 race intensifies, both Clinton and Trump have suggested their opponents are unfit to hold the presidency.
Trump is trying to adjust to a general election.
Trump fired back at Romney saying he “understand losers, you can make a lot of money with losers”, adding that Romney’s 2012 presidential run was a failure because the former MA governor “choked like a dog, he’s a choker”.
Trump’s campaign says things are moving in the right direction, a position that itself feeds the discontent among his GOP detractors.
“And if Trump didn’t turn around his campaign over the coming weeks, the Republican National Committee would consider redirecting party resources and machinery to House and Senate races”.
During the Republican primaries, Trump’s strategy to rely on “earned media” – the fact that he was a celebrity candidate who deluged the airwaves with interviews – worked.
“They finally realise they need the RNC (Republican National Committee) for their campaign because, let’s face it, there is no campaign”, the source said.
McConnell has endorsed Trump, but his candidacy could impact down-ballot races. Bad news and rumors continue to plague Hillary Clinton, and all Trump needs to do is focus on those.
Speaking to a Louisville-area civic group in his home state, McConnell said Senate Republicans were going to be “on defense” in this year’s election, regardless of who led the ticket as the party’s presidential candidate.
Just this week, for instance, Trump declared Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama the founder and co-founder of the ISIS terrorist organization and invited Second Amendment advocates to take action against Clinton. Trump has threatened to stop fundraising for the Republican Party after TIME reported that party brass is looking to ditch the GOP nominee, focusing on down-ballot candidates instead.
“They want to patch up a rift that just keeps unfolding”, one source said.
News 13 and CNN have reported that some members of the GOP have decried Trump.
Veteran New Hampshire Republican Tom Rath, an RNC Committeeman who has been through decades of presidential politics in the Granite State, says the Trump ground game in that important swing state is minimal.
“Here’s what I decided when I got out of bed this morning: I’m going to have a Trump-free day … next question”, he said.
“It’s asinine that he would be in CT holding a public rally less than 90 days before the election”, said Republican strategist Matt Mackowiak.
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All of these GOP senators are facing tough battles, but it’s unclear how much of a drag Mr. Trump is having on them.
