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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe GOP is attempting to pull a slick one with their support of Donald Trump...
And, so far, they are being successful.
Almost all those running for Congress and the Senate support Donald privately but they don't want to say so publicly. They are afraid that he will drag them under. So, they plan on remaining silent as long as they can.
Democrats should make sure the voters know, before the election, whether or not their opponents support Donald Trump. Once this tyrant is installed in office, we need to know who to hold accountable?
At the same time, these Republicans do not want to say that they do not support Trump because they are fearful that Trump supporters will see them as traitors and refuse to vote for them in the election. So, they have painted themselves into a "Catch-22" corner where they are damned if they do and damned if they don't. So, their plan is to stay silent and try to have their cake and eat it too.
The Democrats should make sure they take away that option.
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)niyad
(112,434 posts)remove all doubt" seems to be their m/o.
Scientific
(314 posts)As usual. No surprise there. Trump boasts as many deferments as Dick 'No Show' Cheney (R).
ffr
(22,647 posts)on issues and for what they've done to hurt this country over the decades.
Enough is enough. GOTV in 2016 & 2018. No excuses. We fail at our own peril.
TeamPooka
(24,155 posts)bucolic_frolic
(42,672 posts)Draft dodging commandantes
padfun
(1,780 posts)we have lots of time and don't want to tip our hand too early. I would think that we should press those running sometime around early September.
Every Dem running should make sure people know a vote for their opponent is a pro-Trump vote.
kentuck
(110,950 posts)...and what they are voting for?
edhopper
(33,205 posts)or let him near their campaign, the voters need to be reminded that a vote for a Repub is a vote for trump.
kentuck
(110,950 posts)KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)Captain Stern
(2,196 posts)The Democrats running for office should label their opponents as Trump supporters. At that point their Republican opponents would either have to defend being a Trump supporter, or deny being a Trump supporter. Even continued silence would imply that they are a Trump supporter.