Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:19 pm
Donald Trump has lost Alaska as both US Senators in the deeply red state have called for the Republican nominee to quit the presidential race.
In a statement, Sen. Dan Sullivan said:
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski tweeted:
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I cannot and will not support Donald Trump for president. He has forfeited the right to be our party’s nominee.
— Lisa Murkowski (@LisaForSenate) October 8, 2016
The Alaska senators aren’t alone. Republicans in some reddest parts of the country, led my Mormon Republicans in Utah, have been abandoning Trump since the audio of him bragging about sexual assault was published.
What voters are witnessing is the Republican Party abandoning Donald Trump. His Republican voters are showing no signs of leaving him, but a party that hasn’t lifted a finger to campaign for him is formally moving towards the door.
Losing public GOP support is one thing, but the death blow will come for Trump when he loses the financial and organizational infrastructure that the Republican Party is providing. The next step after the loss of public support is going to be a call from these same Republicans that the party stops wasting resources on Trump that could be used to save down ballot candidates.
Donald Trump has lost Alaska, but the worst is yet to come for both the GOP and their nominee.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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