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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat Jun 18, 2016, 05:00 PM Jun 2016

Senate GOP deeply concerned over Trump effect

By Alexander Bolton - 06/18/16 04:05 PM EDT

Senate Republicans are deeply concerned that Donald Trump will cost them their majority, despite private assurances from leaders that voters opposed to the presumptive GOP presidential nominee will split their ballots.

A Washington Post-ABC News poll published last week shows Trump’s unfavorable rating has hit new a high, with 7 out of 10 respondents nationwide viewing him negatively.

One Republican senator facing a competitive re-election said he and his colleagues are “very concerned.”

“There’s deep, deep concern,” he added.

Republicans have to defend 24 seats while Democrats only have to protect 10. Six of the vulnerable GOP seats are in states that President Obama won in 2008 and 2012. Almost every day, Republican senators see new evidence of Trump’s lack of mainstream appeal.

Major companies such as Wells Fargo and UPS, which sponsored the 2012 Republican convention in Tampa, are skipping this summer’s event in Cleveland.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/283934-senate-gop-deeply-concerned-over-trump-effect

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Senate GOP deeply concerned over Trump effect (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2016 OP
The House members should be worried too. L. Coyote Jun 2016 #1
The Senate GOP edhopper Jun 2016 #2
They should be Happyhippychick Jun 2016 #3
what a shame about the gop MFM008 Jun 2016 #4

Happyhippychick

(8,379 posts)
3. They should be
Sat Jun 18, 2016, 06:13 PM
Jun 2016

Many republicans won't go to the polls on Election Day so many downticket republicans are screwed.

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