Damaging Trump tape casts even more uncertainty on House, Senate races
Damaging Trump tape casts even more uncertainty on House, Senate races
By Chad Pergram Published October 08, 2016 FoxNews.com
“Chad, this is bad,” a GOP source said after lewd comments about women by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump were made public Friday night.
“We’re going to have to re-evaluate everything.”
The “everything” speaks to the profuse concern Republicans harbor about what Trump’s comments could mean for down-ballot House and Senate contests.
For months, many congressional Republicans sought to distance themselves from Trump -- even if they tacitly endorsed him.
Freshman GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte, in a tough reelection bid in New Hampshire, for example, said Saturday that she would not vote for Trump.
Ayotee, in a deadlock with Democratic challenger Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire’s governor, has said she supports Trump but has never endorsed him. But until this weekend, Ayotte said she would vote for Trump.
“I cannot and will not support a candidate for president who brags about degrading and assaulting women,” Ayotte tweeted.
Officials at the National Republican Senatorial Committee and National Republican Congressional Committee repeatedly instructed their candidates from battleground districts to run their own races.
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By Chad Pergram Published October 08, 2016 FoxNews.com
“Chad, this is bad,” a GOP source said after lewd comments about women by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump were made public Friday night.
“We’re going to have to re-evaluate everything.”
The “everything” speaks to the profuse concern Republicans harbor about what Trump’s comments could mean for down-ballot House and Senate contests.
For months, many congressional Republicans sought to distance themselves from Trump -- even if they tacitly endorsed him.
Freshman GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte, in a tough reelection bid in New Hampshire, for example, said Saturday that she would not vote for Trump.
Ayotee, in a deadlock with Democratic challenger Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire’s governor, has said she supports Trump but has never endorsed him. But until this weekend, Ayotte said she would vote for Trump.
“I cannot and will not support a candidate for president who brags about degrading and assaulting women,” Ayotte tweeted.
Officials at the National Republican Senatorial Committee and National Republican Congressional Committee repeatedly instructed their candidates from battleground districts to run their own races.
READ MORE: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/08...
