Harry Reid Says GOP Is to Blame for Donald Trump as Republicans Distance Themselves From Front-Runne

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Source: ABC News

Harry Reid Says GOP Is to Blame for Donald Trump as Republicans Distance Themselves From Front-Runner

By MEGHAN KENEALLY
May 10, 2016, 2:32 PM ET

Nevada Sen. Harry Reid had some strong words for not only Donald Trump but also for members of the so-called Republican establishment, whom he accused of "waffling" about the party's presumptive nominee.

The Senate minority leader blasted his Republican colleagues during a speech on the Senate floor Monday, arguing that Trump's expected nomination comes after years of work by a party that Reid says excluded groups of voters.

"He's no accident. His nomination is not some mistake. Donald Trump is the natural evolution of a party that spent eight years honing a platform that is anti-immigrant, anti-woman, anti-Obama and anti-working people," Reid said.

He added: "He's the nominee of the Republican Party, but it's the nominee the Republican leaders deserve.... Republican senators need to say whether they’re going to vote for this guy. The Republican Party’s chickens have come home to the roost in the form of Donald Trump."

That said, the list of Republican leaders distancing themselves from Trump is growing.

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1. Blame? That implies someone did something wrong

Are the Republican elite too good for their party's chosen candidate? Do they think they're better than their voters, who return them to office again and again? Keep a close eye on them, Republican voters who support Trump: This is what your party's leaders really think of you.

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2. Well said Harry

Left upper cut that!!!