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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYou could emphasize it more, Mr. McCain, if you withdrew your endorsement of him.
McCAIN: "I cannot emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trump's statement. I hope Americans understand that the remarks do not represent the views of our Republican Party, its officers, or candidates."https://twitter.com/markmobility/status/760093251219124224
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/289962-mccain-i-cannot-emphasize-enough-how-deeply-i-disagree-with-mr
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You could emphasize it more, Mr. McCain, if you withdrew your endorsement of him. (Original Post)
kpete
Aug 2016
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Can't do that, afraid Arizona nut bags will vote against him and he'll lose his job.
emulatorloo
Aug 2016
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emulatorloo
(44,124 posts)1. Can't do that, afraid Arizona nut bags will vote against him and he'll lose his job.
spanone
(135,836 posts)2. oh no mr mccain, the remarks absolutely represent the republican party 100%
mr trump is YOUR party's voice, face and philosophy
rurallib
(62,416 posts)3. you nailed it - Trump didn't become the nominee
because the party disagreed with him.
Nope, he is speaking for the majority of Republicans.
I could easily see a Steve King or a Rudi 911ani saying something like this, among many others - David Duke etc......
sofa king
(10,857 posts)4. He said, five days later....
... Once it became apparent that no smear against the Khans was going to work in favor of him, once the vast majority of public opinion squarely aligned against the smearers.
What a "maverick"! And in his own absurd way, he is, because the majority of Republicans are still silently supporting Trump on this.