Posted on 07/31/2020 3:09:54 PM PDT by Rennes Templar
Washington (CNN)Sen. Mitch McConnell is allowing Republican Senate candidates to do whatever it takes to salvage their campaigns ahead of what Republicans increasingly fear could be a devastating election for their party.
In recent weeks, the Senate majority leader has become so concerned over Republicans losing control of the Senate that he has signaled to vulnerable GOP senators in tough races that they could distance themselves from the President if they feel it is necessary, according to multiple senior Republicans including a source close to McConnell.
That could mean breaking with Trump on the administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic and the continued efforts by the President to paint an optimistic picture despite rising cases and deaths across parts of the country, especially in many Republican states in the South and Midwest.
While this may give some senators the flexibility to draw a distinction between themselves and the President, it also forces them to walk a tightrope. Trump remains enormously popular with the Republican base, and any attempts to undercut him risks alienating those voters.
"These vulnerable senators can't afford to explicitly repudiate Trump," said one senior Republican on Capitol Hill. "They just need to show they are independent on issues important in their states."
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Distance from Trump and watch the Dem win BASTARDS!!! Frankly I honestly PRAY these Bastards lose I just don’t give a damn anymore I have had ENOUGH of all of this BS!! These bastards have not done one damn thing to fight for this POTUS!! NOTHING!!
Remember, Senator McConnell’s main constituency is the US Chamber of Commerce.
With that in mind, most of his actions are quite predictable.
GOP 1.0 has reached End-Of-Life....Mitch didn’t get the memo.
Go back to 2016 and see how that unfolded. It’s worth noting that every Republican Senator who won his or her race in 2016 won their state by a larger margin than Trump did.
If they don’t like Trump, they’ll vote Democrat. If you half-ass it, they’ll vote Democrat. My advise, embrace Trump and hold on tight. It will work out for you Republicans.
GOP House and Rat Senate would be an interesting case of gridlock for POTUS 45’s second term.
CNN article. Consider the source
CNN is full of shit 95% of the time.
Today’s meme on every “news” report today.
Get it?
There are only two dots to connect. It's so easy even a GOPer coward or a RINO should get it.
They’re too stupid to realize that when Trump is gone, they’re next. No point in having a GOP Senator lie to you when you can get a perfectly good RAT to do it. At least you know going in what a RAT will do.
Some Republican candidates did that in 2018. What did it get them? Lost the House and lost some margin in the Senate. I suppose McC would like to repeat that result. Maybe Democrats will be nice to him when he is the minority leader in the Senate and maybe won’t.
McConnell and Romney would make a great ticket for the Democrats except that they are old white guys, so who have to wonder what these morons are thinking? Deep Swamp Water, I guess.
political distancing?
Time to retire Mitch and get someone that’s not Wishy Washy
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That snake is every bit as repulsive and untrustworthy as McCain was, and as Romney has always been.
CNN tells the truth?
Get out of the shark tank....
Bkmk
While this may give some senators the flexibility to draw a distinction between themselves and the President, it also forces them to walk a tightrope. Trump remains enormously popular with the Republican base, and any attempts to undercut him risks alienating those voters.
An attempt to triangulate between PT and his supporters would be unfortunate for them.
So they took him on and guess what, he formed a third party WITHIN the Republican party.
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