Now, Ryan finds himself in a singular abyss, desperate to maintain the voter enthusiasm needed to preserve Republican control of Congress, yet unable to defend his party’s presidential nominee.
“You see, when Hillary Clinton says we are ‘stronger together, ‘ what she means is we are stronger if we are all subject to the state”, Ryan said. Privately, Pence tried to assure skeptical Republicans that he would impose Ryan’s policy agenda if he and Trump captured the White House.
Trump supporters have already heard loud and clear that Clinton cannot win without stealing the election (and Trump has hinted he might not concede if he loses), raising the real risk of violence in November.
The rift could be dangerously damaging to Trump’s chances of winning the presidency, as OH is the battleground state where the Republican nominee remains best positioned for victory, even as his poll numbers have dipped in a slew of other swing states.
Day, a prominent GOP activist from Howell, won election to the grassroots vice chair post through a party convention vote in February 2015.
“I think that most Americans are kinda feeling like I am – that neither one is fit for office”, Day said.
“Mr. Trump told me, ‘this is why people have lost faith in the establishment and party leaders, ‘” Paduchik added to the 66-member group, which picks the chairman. Mobley said Ryan pulling his public support of Trump, though not his endorsement, represent a lack of political experience. Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign, has refused to back Trump and has criticized him in media interviews.
Anderson said that was different because Agema was elected to the Republican National Committee and was not a state party officer.
Ryan was heckled by Donald Trump supporters at a Wisconsin rally earlier this month after Ryan yanked his invitation for Trump to attend the event.
Yet with three weeks remaining before voters finally decide choose between Donald Trump or Hillary Rodham Clinton to become the next president of the United States, local Republicans still feel confident about Trump’s chances to win.
She said the party believes in freedom and the Constitution, and that “women should be cherished and that morality and character matter”.
“While some may say that I am not supporting the party, that is simply not true”, Day said. “I haven’t heard of anyone in Macomb jumping ship”.
“I spoke with Mr. Trump on Thursday and he is very disappointed in Matt’s duplicity”, wrote Paduchik, a veteran GOP operative in OH who ran both of George W. Bush’s campaigns in the state.
Day, who had served as state director of U.S. Sen. Party officers there are also expected to back party candidates. Day is refusing to resign and says her stance against Trump will “protect what the party has stood for”. The bombastic billionaire has taken to his Twitter account to lob verbal bombs at disloyal Republicans who have abandoned him. But Day told the Free Press on Monday she had no intention of stepping down. The host asked whether the party’s request was “a bridge too far” for her.
Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley unendorsed Trump after the famous videotape. “That was my big concern”. Several Republican elected officials at least temporarily rescinded endorsements of Trump, and majority condemned his statements.
“I can not in good conscience lead this organization or look at myself in the mirror each morning if I do not take a stand against the racism, sexism, and hate that Donald J. Trump continues to promote”, Gesing said in a statement last week.