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His approval faltering, Republicans in battleground Houston districts start to distance from Trump
Texas candidates in swing districts are already running away from trump. Texas is a battleground state and trump does not have any coat tails which is why GOP candidates are running away from trump
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During Troy Nehls’ recent bid for the Republican nomination in one of Texas’ battleground congressional districts, the Fort Bend County sheriff prominently displayed his support for President Trump across his campaign website.
“In Congress, I will stand with President Trump to defeat the socialist Democrats, build the wall, drain the swamp, and deliver on pro-economy and pro-America policies,” Nehls said under the top section of his issues page, titled “Standing with President Trump.”
Within two days of Nehls’ lopsided runoff victory, that section had been removed, along with a paragraph from Nehls’ bio page that stated he “supports President Trump” and wants to “deliver President Trump’s agenda.” Fresh language now focuses on his record as sheriff during Hurricane Harvey and managing the agency’s budget.
Nehls’ abrupt shift in tone captures the challenge facing Republican candidates in suburban battleground districts up and down the ballot, including Nehls’ district and two neighboring ones, where polling suggests Trump’s coronavirus response has alienated voters and, for now, created strong headwinds for his party’s congressional hopefuls.....
In a statement, Kulkarni accused Nehls of “trying to scrub his past” by removing the Trump references. A video ad on Nehls’ site continues to tout his support for Trump, along with his history of “lock(ing) up over 2,500 criminal illegal immigrants and protect(ing) our Second Amendment rights,” though similar statements also were removed from his issues page.
“In Congress, I will stand with President Trump to defeat the socialist Democrats, build the wall, drain the swamp, and deliver on pro-economy and pro-America policies,” Nehls said under the top section of his issues page, titled “Standing with President Trump.”
Within two days of Nehls’ lopsided runoff victory, that section had been removed, along with a paragraph from Nehls’ bio page that stated he “supports President Trump” and wants to “deliver President Trump’s agenda.” Fresh language now focuses on his record as sheriff during Hurricane Harvey and managing the agency’s budget.
Nehls’ abrupt shift in tone captures the challenge facing Republican candidates in suburban battleground districts up and down the ballot, including Nehls’ district and two neighboring ones, where polling suggests Trump’s coronavirus response has alienated voters and, for now, created strong headwinds for his party’s congressional hopefuls.....
In a statement, Kulkarni accused Nehls of “trying to scrub his past” by removing the Trump references. A video ad on Nehls’ site continues to tout his support for Trump, along with his history of “lock(ing) up over 2,500 criminal illegal immigrants and protect(ing) our Second Amendment rights,” though similar statements also were removed from his issues page.
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Every republican running should have his image paired with an image of Trump saying "I take no responsibility at all."
And/or an appropriate statement.
And/or some appropriate local contradiction.
