Subject: Republicans Continue to Reject A Potential Trump Presidency as Risky, Divisive & Unpredictable
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Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 11:20:35 -0400
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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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