Subject: FW: Toomey Tries To Etch A Sketch Trump Support...320 Days Too Late
From: "Wei, Shu-Yen" <[email-masked]>
To: Comm_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 07:02:17 -0700

From: Preston Maddock [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 7:59 AM
To: Wei, Shu-Yen
Subject: Toomey Tries To Etch A Sketch Trump Support...320 Days Too Late

In the last week since Donald Trump officially wrapped up the nomination, Pat Toomey’s been doing everything he can to obfuscate his support for the nominee. First, he ignored<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/47504407/320995417/VEsH/> all media inquiries<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/475045f3/320995417/VEsE/> and held no public events during last week’s recess. Then, through a campaign spokesman, he said that he had “made it very clear that he disagrees with Donald Trump in several areas.” Although, he declined to elaborate where the two differ. Finally, on Sunday, Toomey issued a mealy mouthed op-ed where he gave some courageous advice for the GOP nominee (“talk less”) and waffled on whether he would support him.

Underlying all of this is a blatant political calculation. After months and months of being in denial, letting Trump’s offensive rhetoric go unchecked and hoping to fly beneath the radar, Toomey is trying to spin his way out. But he had 320 days between Trump's campaign announcement and his nomination; Toomey did nothing to stop him. It’s all too convenient that Toomey switched his tune when the political winds changed course.

Let’s check the tape:

June 16, 2015<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/475045f2/320995417/VEsF/>: Trump announces his presidential campaign and calls Mexicans "rapists," "drug dealers," and "criminals."

Toomey: Crickets.

July 18, 2015<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/475045f1/320995417/VEsC/>: Appearing at the Family Leadership Summit, Trump attacked John McCain: "He’s not a war hero," said Trump. "He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured."

Toomey: Crickets.

August 8, 2015<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/475045f0/320995417/VEsD/>: Trump suggested that Megyn Kelly, who had just moderated a GOP debate was on her period. "You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her wherever," he said.

Toomey: Crickets.

September 11, 2015<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/475045ef/320995417/VEsA/>: Trump announced that he plans on rounding up and deporting the millions of undocumented workers in the United States.

Toomey: Crickets.

September 14, 2015<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/475045ee/320995417/VEsB/>:

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Q: "Would you be prepared to vote for Donald Trump if he’s your nominee?"

Toomey: "I will be supporting the Republican nominee, whoever that is."

October 10, 2015<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/475045ec/320995417/VEsP/>: In a Republican presidential debate, Donald Trump said that "wages [are] too high" in America.

Toomey: Crickets.

November 18, 2015<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/475045eb/320995417/VEsHBQ/>: Trump praised geopolitical adversary Vladimir Putin as a “strong leader.”

Toomey: Crickets.

February 17, 2016<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/475045fe/320995417/VEsHBA/>: Despite breaking international law, Trump says the he supports waterboarding and “much worse.”

Toomey: Crickets.

February 28, 2016<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/475045ea/320995417/VEsHBw/>:

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Q: "If Donald Trump is the nominee -- as a Republican, will you support Donald Trump as the presidential nominee?"

Toomey: "I have every intention of supporting the Republican nominee."

March 22, 2016<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/475045e9/320995417/VEsHBg/>: Donald Trump calls for police to profile Muslim neighborhoods and patrol them for suspicious activity.

Toomey: Crickets.

March 30, 2016<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/475045e8/320995417/VEsHAQ/>: In an interview with Chris Matthews, Trump advocated for "punishing" women who seek abortions.

Toomey: Crickets.

April 26, 2016<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/475045e7/320995417/VEsHAA/>: Trump said that women running for elected office are playing the "woman card" for support.

Toomey: Crickets.

May 1, 2016<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/475045e6/320995417/VEsHAw/>:

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Q: "Donald Trump won Pennsylvania, and you have said you will support the eventual nominee?"

Toomey: "Yeah, I intend to support the eventual nominee of our Party?"

May 3, 2016<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/475045e4/320995417/VEsHDQ/>: Donald Trump wins Republican presidential nomination.

Toomey: "I'll offer a few thoughts<http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdb8c7/2d698ac4/34895946/475045e3/320995417/VEsHDA/> about the presidential race."

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