I don’t recall Gardner supporting Trump even “tepidly”. Did he EVER say Trump would be better than Hillary? Did he EVER say he was supporting Trump and would vote for Trump?
If I’m wrong, I’ll be happy to be corrected, but my impression is that Gardner effectively supported Hillary by refusing to endorse Trump. Again, if there is evidence otherwise, please let me know
I would count his votes in the Senate as his tepid response and those only when a nay would expose him too much for what he actually is. Has he ever come out verbally in support of Trump...not that I ever heard or read. CO wasn’t going to go Trump no matter what. There are no longer enough conservative/republican votes in this state. Hell the Republicans lost almost every state wide office in the last election and the democrats hold the trifecta. I can’t stand Gardner and probably will leave that blank on the ballot, but Gardner and his reputation carries no weight in this state to be influential in a presidential campaign. Well influential in the negative is the best he can hope for. Most of us get vomit in our mouth just trying to say Gardner