Clinton is 94 percent of the way to the nomination, on track to capture it in early June. The comments highlighted the rifts that Trump will need to overcome as he seeks to unify the party.
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After having spent the past week listening to Republican commentators, elected officials and even many voters, it is clear that they do not support the man, Donald Trump, for president. “So today what I heard in his call for unity is that we will go through a process”. “While it is true that there are certainly consequences and complexities presented by our engagement, I still think a world without our engagement is not a word we want to live in”.
But Trump’s detractors on Capitol Hill believe Ryan has provided cover to his colleagues in tough races by showing some distance from the candidate.
“I am flattered to be mentioned and proud of what that says about the great things going on in South Carolina”, Haley said in a statement on May 4. Now Democrats are hoping to do so again if the GOP remains divided over presumptive nominee Donald Trump. He’s largely ignored collecting information on voters he needs to turn out in November, sent few staff to battleground states and taken no steps to build a fundraising network. But the hundreds of Trump supporters lining up said it’s worth it. “I think it’s about time that we put in America first”.
Eric Fehrnstrom, who was a senior adviser to 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney, said a Quinnipiac University poll showing Trump running even with Clinton in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania, all critical swing states, would boost his standing with Republicans and said the party’s July 18-21 national convention in Cleveland would give him a chance to reset perceptions.
Others want to bring up other pressing matters, including ensuring that Trump helps their party keep control of the Senate majority.
Hatch says many of his constituents “have serious reservations” about Trump.
But to the growing number of Hill Republicans willing to back Trump, the longer the speaker holds out, the harder it will become to win in the fall. “It would be important that they have a good partnership in this election, maybe more than others”.
Cornyn said leaders aired concerns about Trump on his tone while campaigning, his rhetoric on immigration and unifying conservative voters.
The biggest clue as to whether Trump will change his tune will come Thursday, when he meets House Speaker Paul Ryan.
As Trump was speaking, however, his campaign posted a new ad on Instagram assailing Clinton for her response to the attacks on a diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. Later in the morning, he’ll have a session with Senate Republicans. “They are coming along”. And unlike House Speaker Paul Ryan – who said he is not yet ready to support Trump – McConnell has been actively trying to get his members in line with the real estate magnate.
“It takes time”, Ryan said.
Then there’s Rep. Carlos Curbelo, who represents western Miami-Dade, the only county that didn’t go for Trump in the March 15 Florida primary.
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Marco Rubio on Tuesday declined to offer Donald Trump a formal endorsement and said he’s not interested in being Trump’s vice president, although he will support the GOP nominee in accordance with a pledge he made during the primary fight. The former secretary of state and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, have access to an expansive network of donors and Democratic contacts dating back decades.
