She’s broadening her message and appealing directly to Republicans to keep him out of the White House.
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History suggests Democrats have reason to be wary.
While many prominent Republicans have either only given half-hearted endorsements of Trump, or no support at all, few Republican groups have given as strong of a condemnation of Trump.
In Ohio recently, Clinton urged Republicans “to pick country over party”. “We are nothing but Americans, and we want to see this country safe”.
Clinton had always planned to speak to a broader audience during the general election campaign, a standard move for presidential candidates after their party conventions. The parents had spoken out against Trump at last week’s Democratic National Convention. That’s an argument they did not make against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney or Arizona Sen. Many Republicans, including Ryan, McCain and Ayotte, were critical of Trump’s insistent attacks on the pair.
She also acknowledged many people don’t trust her.
However, Manafort did not address the disastrous week Trump found himself in and the role that plays in his dropping polling numbers.
Asked if he still intends to vote for Trump, Grothman said: “I think so”.
“I’m not going to get into any hypotheticals”, he said.
During a campaign stop in Wisconsin, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Paul Ryan, (R) Wisconsin, House Speaker. He repeatedly told Wisconsin radio stations in recent days that he’s only seeking endorsements from the voters in his district, and a Ryan aide said he hadn’t received word as of early Friday afternoon of Trump’s plans. “He is not going to change behavior”.
“His negative image among Hispanics, women and independents is something that could be devastating to Republicans”, said another.
The advertisement is the latest signal of Clinton’s intent to go after Republican voters in the election.
“If he governs consistent with some of the things he’s said as a candidate, I would be very frightened”, former CIA Director Michael Hayden says in a clip from a previous news interview. “It’s because of what comes out of his mouth and there are a lot of people who are making the same decision”.
The ad will air on national cable television as part of the campaign’s existing ad buy, according to the Clinton campaign.
Wisconsin “has a real Republican Party”, said University of Wisconsin political scientist Byron Shafer. He said he was endorsing the Republican lawmakers due to their “shared mission to make America great again”. They believe the outreach also could help in whiter, Rust Belt states where the race appears close.
The outreach effort is not limited to her campaign: Allies at Priorities USA, a super PAC supporting her bid, have begun airing an ad in swing states featuring footage of Romney and other Republicans expressing their concerns about Trump’s experience and temperament. The centerpieces of his performance at his rallies have largely remained identical to that of early this year, with little outreach to undecided voters or independents.
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“That’s how I think about it and that’s how I’m going to try in this campaign to respond to and rebuke all of the terrible things he (Trump) says on a pretty regular basis, but not about me, I could care less about that”, Clinton said responding to a question about her Republican rival.
