Trump Makes Subtle, Unexpected Push for Down-Ballot Republicans

NBC News ^ | October 23, 2016 | Ali Vitali

[2ndDivisionVet]

NAPLES, Fla. — While Hillary Clinton is making an explicit push for Democratic down-ballot candidates, Donald Trump is taking a more subtle approach.

Sunday evening in sunny Florida, Trump repeatedly pushed his supporters to help keep Republicans in control of Congress.

Asking voters to cast their votes for him in 16 days, Trump said, "That includes helping me re-elect Republicans all over the place," adding that it would be "nice if they helped us, too, right? To enact my first 100 days."

At three other points in the speech, Trump slipped in mentions of a Republican House and Senate as essential to enacting his agenda....

[867V309]

How can I vote for amnesty rubio? How can I?

[Artemis Webb]

Then make it about helping Trump.
Rubio MIGHT help Trump a little.
A democrat won’t help at all.

[867V309]

Rubio MIGHT help Trump a little.

But how will we ever get rid of foam-boy rube if I keep voting for him?

[manc]

beat him in a republican primary now saying that I would take Rubio over the flake he is running against here in FL.

[wattojawa]

Primary challenge all of them that’s how.

[Artemis Webb]

Well, he looks like he has the same makeup artist as Shepard Smith. Maybe he’ll contract something awful from the makeup and have to resign.

[Sasparilla]

...But how will we ever get rid of foam-boy rube if I keep voting for him...

He will eventually self destruct.

[NorthMountain]

Do you want Congress to pass Trump’s legislative proposals or not?

[867V309]

beat him in a republican primary

Primary challenge all of them that’s how.


Dream on.

Only seven sitting senators lost primaries from 1994 to 2012. And none since 2010.

[manc]

then at least he is better than the other Dem candidate to be a senator here in FL.

[plain talk]

How can I vote for amnesty rubio? How can I?

Dunno. Depends on who he is running against. There are degrees of bad and sometimes the pickins are slim.

[867V309]

Do you want Congress to pass Trump’s legislative proposals or not?

HA!

I voted for the rube and this is what I got:



So, basically, bite me.

[samantha]

My limp wristed rep tom Rooney is not backing trump,and that dirty bastid will hear from me tomorrow. If he does not back trump,I will not back him. I was wondering why I could not get people to take his signs. They will take five trump signs in a heartbeat,but wave we off about Rooney signs.

[samantha]

He is running against a rich kid,former republican,liar,and cheat,faker. A bad candidate .Marco will win,even the dnc rats get it.

[ozzymandus]

What’s so unexpected? All he has to say is “Straight GOP Ticket”.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

How can I vote for amnesty rubio? How can I?

Because if the Dems win the Senate, they will rush through Obama's SCOTUS and lower federal judges between Jan 5th and Jan 20th, before Trump is inaugurated.

So yes, hold your nose and vote for the robot and the rest of your down-ticket Republicans.

[Nita Nupress]

It would be quite amusing to me if Donald Trump kept this up for about a week, pushing the down-ballot GOP, then someone would ask him in public if that includes Paul Ryan. And I could watch him hem & haw a bit, as if he needed to really give that some thought. And then he would finally say, “Yeah, I guess so, but that’s ultimately up to his district.”

My dream: Wisconsin’s Cong. District 1 voters make an example out of the Dem Ryan and vote for the OTHER Dem in that race. I’m getting palpitations just from thinking about it!

[867V309]

So yes, hold your nose and vote for the robot and the rest of your down-ticket Republicans.

Oh, so I should rely on foam-boys 'firm stance against amnesty' as assurance he will support Trump?

I DON'T THINK SO.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

There will be amnesty if the Dems win the Senate. Schumer will push through Obama’s judges.

All Rubio can do is present an amnesty bill to Trump. Will Trump sign it?