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A state used to GOP unity feels Trump turmoil - Milwaukee
Asked last spring about the gloom and doom some Republicans felt about the presidential race, Reince Priebus was dismissive.
“Nothing bad is going to happen!” promised the Wisconsin lawyer and chairman of the Republican National Committee.
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Once a showcase of conservative audacity and teamwork, Wisconsin epitomizes the GOP’s current confusion and turmoil over Donald Trump.
Its leading Republicans are in limbo, rendered mostly mute about Trump amid mounting allegations over his treatment of women. They aren’t recanting their support for their nominee. But they aren’t defending him or campaigning with him, either. The state’s top GOP officials will be absent when Trump holds a rally in Green Bay Monday.
The open breach between Trump and Wisconsin’s most popular Republican, House Speaker Paul Ryan, has come to symbolize the party’s national disarray. The Trump-Ryan feud has left the Republican rank and file “dumbfounded,” said more than one GOP politician in the state.
“Nothing bad is going to happen!” promised the Wisconsin lawyer and chairman of the Republican National Committee.
<snip>
Once a showcase of conservative audacity and teamwork, Wisconsin epitomizes the GOP’s current confusion and turmoil over Donald Trump.
Its leading Republicans are in limbo, rendered mostly mute about Trump amid mounting allegations over his treatment of women. They aren’t recanting their support for their nominee. But they aren’t defending him or campaigning with him, either. The state’s top GOP officials will be absent when Trump holds a rally in Green Bay Monday.
The open breach between Trump and Wisconsin’s most popular Republican, House Speaker Paul Ryan, has come to symbolize the party’s national disarray. The Trump-Ryan feud has left the Republican rank and file “dumbfounded,” said more than one GOP politician in the state.
One word I think describes the plight of their own doing, "toxic." - Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel