Sen. Mark Kirk withdraws support for Trump
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
I cannot and will not support my partys nominee for President regardless of the political impact on my candidacy or the Republican Party, Kirk said in a statement.
Kirks campaign issued the statement after coming under heavy attack from Duckworth and her allies over Trump, with the pressure growing after Trump blasted a federal judge hearing Trump University fraud cases because he was the son of Mexican immigrants.
Read more: http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sen-mark-kirk-withdraws-support-for-trump/
Two options:
1. Trump will unload on him for "disloyalty" and scare everyone else.
2. Trump will ignore him and others will think they can get away with it as well.
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)Probably more worried about her than he is about Trump's bigoted remarks.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)Unfortunately Democrats are not reliable voters. But if we get even 50% voter turnout for the Presidential Election then Kirk and a few other of the freshmen Republicans from the class of 2010 will be goners.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,234 posts)reflection
(6,286 posts)For that reason alone, he'd make the WORST Commander-in-Chief imaginable. Can you imagine how easily he could be goaded into making a stupid military mistake?
Tarheel_Dem
(31,234 posts)surrealAmerican
(11,360 posts)The man is very easy to ignore - never really made much of an impact one way or the other - just a useless Republican tool.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,234 posts)msongs
(67,405 posts)DrToast
(6,414 posts)3. Trump will unload on him and nobody will be scared.
truthisfreedom
(23,147 posts)He's in no position to judge anything other than a hairspray and mousse abuse contest.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)meaningless.
Person 2713
(3,263 posts)Time for our new senator Dem. Tammy Duckworth
scottie55
(1,400 posts)Of nitwits.
Ron Johnson
Mark Kirk
?
You know they are coming, this is just too big to ignore.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)A long list of GOP senators going down this time...and many thanks to trump and his racist bigoted supporters...
bucolic_frolic
(43,161 posts)Kirk is a waffler too, a weak simpleton
They're backed into a corner, don't let them out of it
Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)Because they all will.
ailsagirl
(22,896 posts)Let the games begin
3catwoman3
(23,983 posts)...he will not vote for him this will be an empty gesture.
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)misogynist, said Mexico sends us rapists, etc. Pardon me if I think this is a political ploy only. Illinois is a reliably blue state, he's pandering.
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)Kirk is done. I'm shocked the Thugs didn't primary him.