Will Trump-Endorsing Senator Kelly Ayotte Lose Because of Her Endorsement of Donald Trump?
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Above: Role Model!
New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte is supporting, and is therefore endorsing, Donald Trump. Will Kelly Ayotte’s endorsement of Donald Trump because Ayotte wants Donald Trump to be president of the United States, cause her to lose her seat? Maybe:
When you’re walking a virtually non-existent line between supporting a presidential candidate but not endorsing said presidential candidate, it can be tricky to know when to show your support and when to turn it off.
That’s the awkward position Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) routinely finds herself in as she battles for her political career. The latest: In a debate Monday night with her challenger, Gov. Maggie Hassan (D), the moderator asked Ayotte if she thinks Donald Trump is a role model for New Hampshire children.
Ayotte seemed caught off guard by the question but eventually came up with this answer: “There are many role models we have, and I believe he can serve as president and so absolutely.”
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And if Hassan’s team has their way, the word “absolutely” that will ring throughout New Hampshire between now and Election Day, especially since it comes after a week in which Trump got mired in a duel with a Latina beauty queen, appeared to mock Hillary Clinton’s pneumonia and raised unfounded questions about Clinton’s marriage.
Democrats are moving quickly to seize on this unexpected gift they’ve been handed. Hassan is holding a conference call with reporters Tuesday morning to talk about it, and the political arm of the abortion-advocate group NARAL Pro-Chioce America released a digital ad…
I hope Hassan is able to use Ayotte’s endorsement of Donald Trump, the fact that Ayotte and her conference are holding a Supreme Court seat open for Donald Trump, etc. etc. as a potent political weapon. Because right now Ayotte would appear to be slightly ahead, and without New Hampshire we’re probably looking at a Republican Senate majority and most likely an 8-person Court for a long time.