Subject: FW: Republicans Continue to Reject A Potential Trump Presidency as Risky, Divisive & Unpredictable
From: "Brinster, Jeremy" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 08:23:17 -0700

From: Hillary for America Press [mailto:[email-masked]]
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Subject: Republicans Continue to Reject A Potential Trump Presidency as Risky, Divisive & Unpredictable

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Republicans Continue to Reject A Potential Trump Presidency as Risky, Divisive & Unpredictable

It's Tuesday, a day that ends in "y," so Republicans are continuing to reject Donald Trump's unpredictable, risky and divisive candidacy. Donald Trump has for years proven himself to be a loose cannon whose hateful language and dangerous policies will do serious harm to working families and put America’s security at risk, and Republicans are continuing to acknowledge that a President Trump would be too big a risk.

Read the growing list<https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/updates/2016/05/04/conservatives-rebuke-trump-as-he-captures-republican-nomination/> of Republicans and conservatives unwilling to support a President Donald Trump and fresh condemnations of Trump:

Michael Gerson, conservative commentator: Conservatives make a deal with the devil<https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/conservatives-cave-to-the-cave-man/2016/05/16/314bbf6e-1b89-11e6-9c81-4be1c14fb8c8_story.html>: "It is humorous — in a sad, bitter, tragic sort of way — to see Republican leaders, and some conservative commentators, try to forget or minimize Trump’s history of odious proposals and statements. The argument seems to be: “I say tomato. You say Mexican immigrants are rapists. What’s the big difference?”"
Tom Ridge, Former Secretary of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush<http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2016-05-17/republican-tom-ridge-why-i-wont-vote-for-trump-or-clinton>: "With a bumper sticker approach to policy, his bombastic tone reflects the traits of a bully, not an American president and statesman. If he cannot unite Republicans, how can he unite America? I simply cannot endorse him."

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez<http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article77949817.html>: "Republican Miami-Dade mayor won’t make presidential endorsement: the mayor, who has golfed with presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, still refused to pick a side. “I’m not going to make a statement about anything,” he said."

Ohio Governor John Kasich<http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/05/16/john-kasich-anderson-cooper-cnn-donald-trump-hillary-clinton/84443052/>: "John Kasich has yet to decide whether to back presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and is "not inclined" to serve as Trump's vice presidential candidate, saying the controversial billionaire needs to take a unifying tone."
And even those who are supporting him are twisting their words to try to avoid seeming like it:
Washington Post: Dear Republicans: ‘Endorse’ and ‘support’ mean the same thing<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/05/17/dear-republican-candidates-you-cant-have-it-both-ways-with-donald-trump/>: "Trump's unpredictability as a candidate, coupled with his deeply negative poll numbers among a number of swing voting blocs, make him a dangerous figure for vulnerable incumbents. Totally abandon Trump and run the risk of the GOP base, who clearly chose him as the party's presidential nominee, abandoning you. Stick too closely to Trump and you could lose any chance of wooing independent and Democratic-leaning voters you need to win. It's a lose-lose."

Business Insider: Some of the GOP's most vulnerable candidates are doing verbal gymnastics to avoid Donald Trump<http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-endorsements-support-senators-races-2016-5>: "Following Donald Trump's success in the primaries, many Republican Senate candidates seeking reelection in 2016 have been faced with a dilemma: Do they endorse Trump or run away from him? Many are instead trying a third option. Republicans are developing some creative ways to distance themselves from the presumptive nominee without alienating his fervent supporters."
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For Immediate Release, May 17, 2016
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