Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is reportedly standing by GOP nominee Donald Trump.
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“The headline from that call I’m told by a source on it (the RNC committee) is that nothing is changing”, CNN’s Dana Bash said.
“We are in full coordination with the Trump campaign”.
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According to a person involved in Monday’s House GOP call, Oregon Rep. Greg Walden reported that Trump’s polling numbers began falling after his first debate with Clinton last month, accelerating downward after his criticism of a former Miss Universe for gaining weight.
“That should become an irrelevant question as we pursue the much greater goals of how the country’s going to be run for the next four years”, said Hayes. Some local Republicans however, said not only have they heard much worse, but when it comes to character and trustworthiness, they believe Trump is nowhere near as risky to the country as Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Jason Miller, a Trump campaign spokesman, offered a similar sentiment Monday, writing, “Mr. Trump’s campaign has always been powered by a grassroots movement, not Washington”. Pence said his running mate “literally embodies the spirit of America” and rolled out a string of positive descriptors like “strong, freedom loving and independent”.
Michael Reagan, the son of GOP icon Ronald Reagan, said his father “would be embarrassed” and opined that Trump “has lost his mind”. “Speaker Ryan, of course, took to the stage in Wisconsin at his event and faced some boos from the crowd (from) those who were expecting to see Donald Trump”. It’s an uncomfortable spot for a lifelong Republican, and he is bracing for things to devolve even further.
Sarah Swanson, an IN native who lives IN Anderson, S.C., said she was thrilled when Trump chose Pence as his running mate. In the recording, Trump is heard discussing how he “moved in on a married woman like a b****”, but “couldn’t get there”.
That poll was conducted after the release of the lewd video, but before Sunday’s debate where Trump tried to stop some of the bleeding.
Paulsen was among those who denounced Trump’s remarks in the Access Hollywood tape over the weekend.
Surrounded by reporters after the event, McConnell stared straight ahead as he marched to his auto, remaining silent as he was asked whether he thought Republicans should disavow Trump.
In withdrawing his public support from Trump, Ryan is essentially giving other Republican lawmakers license to do the same, if they oppose Trump’s statements and are concerned about their own reelection chances.
Gonzales and Jennifer Duffy, senior editor for The Cook Political Report, said the impact of Trump’s remarks on Senate races won’t be known until more poll results come out.
Those feelings abound: An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll conducted September 15-18 found three out of four Americans felt frustrated by the election, and majorities also described themselves as angry and helpless.
Seeking to pad her lead in battleground states, Clinton was making a direct appeal for moderate Republican voters turned off by Trump.
When Trump mocked or maligned the disabled, Mexican-Americans, Muslim-Americans, African-Americans, veterans and others, where was all the righteous concern, including from self-professed and proud Christian Mike Pence?
After the two leave from the bus, Bush instructs Zucker to give Trump a hug, and she complies.
“There’s a kind of panic setting in among Republicans”, said Robert Shrum, a politics professor at the University of Southern California and a longtime Democratic strategist. Ryan earlier in the day had told House Republicans that he’ll no longer campaign for Trump.
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“Sadly, last night’s debate again showed the shortcomings of both presidential candidates”, said Toomey.
