Two-thirds of Republican candidates in competitive US House and Senate races have broken with Donald Trump on policy or played down ties to him, a Reuters review found, revealing a widespread effort to distance themselves from the president as his unpopularity threatens the party’s hold on Congress.
The review of voting records, public statements and campaign materials found candidates in 41 of 62 competitive congressional races seeking some distance from Trump ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
The candidates have largely criticized or diverged from Trump on individual issues rather than repudiated his broader agenda. The findings suggest an effort to attract independent voters while avoiding a direct break with their party leader.
Lol, no. Never forget, never forgive.
They can pretend at distancing all they want – just as they pretend at having consciences and an interest in the welfare of this country – but it’s like them saying they’re separating the piss out of the swimming pool, or the syphilis out of the chancre, or the rot out of the corpse.
Not possible. They are what they are, corrupt and bound to Trump through and through. And some of us will never forget what they have done to us.