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Joe Heck Against The World: Can A GOP Senate Hopeful Win Without Trump?
ByLauren FoxPublishedOctober 27, 2016, 6:00 AM EDT - Roger Edwards was having a tough time selling his Republican Senate candidate last week.
Ever since Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV), a wiry, 54-year-old Army brigadier general, disavowed Donald Trump at a Las Vegas rally earlier this month, the phones at the Washoe County Republican headquarters in Reno have been ringing off the hook. Trump voters – including Edwards, the chairman of the local GOP there–are irate.
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(A last Saturday's Heck rally) - The audience, many who said they were irritated with Heck's disavowment of Trump, stood in applause.
For an instant, Trump seemed to be far from everyone's minds.
But Heck's Trump problem could only be ignored for so long.
In a gaggle with reporters afterward, Heck was asked a simple question. After disavowing Trump, who would he be voting for"
"Haven't decided," Heck said. "But I can tell you I will not be voting for Hillary Clinton.
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Heck was asked again in an interview with TPM.
"Are you still open to voting for Donald Trump?"
"My position is I'm not voting for Hillary Clinton and I'll make a decision when I walk into the [booth] on November 8th," Heck said. - TPM
Ever since Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV), a wiry, 54-year-old Army brigadier general, disavowed Donald Trump at a Las Vegas rally earlier this month, the phones at the Washoe County Republican headquarters in Reno have been ringing off the hook. Trump voters – including Edwards, the chairman of the local GOP there–are irate.
<snip>
(A last Saturday's Heck rally) - The audience, many who said they were irritated with Heck's disavowment of Trump, stood in applause.
For an instant, Trump seemed to be far from everyone's minds.
But Heck's Trump problem could only be ignored for so long.
In a gaggle with reporters afterward, Heck was asked a simple question. After disavowing Trump, who would he be voting for"
"Haven't decided," Heck said. "But I can tell you I will not be voting for Hillary Clinton.
<snip>
Heck was asked again in an interview with TPM.
"Are you still open to voting for Donald Trump?"
"My position is I'm not voting for Hillary Clinton and I'll make a decision when I walk into the [booth] on November 8th," Heck said. - TPM
What a flip-flopper!! Take a stand one way or the other Heck! You don't support Donald, your party's nominee for president. Therefor, Donald's irate supporters shouldn't support you!