Republican officials aren’t at all pleased with the prevailing political winds, or the likelihood of Donald Trump becoming the party’s presidential nominee. But they have at least one thing going for them: they have time to put together a plan to mitigate their losses.
With that in mind, the New York Times reports today that GOP incumbents and candidates are shifting their focus to “ticket-splitting voters” who have no qualms about dividing up their election ballot, supporting Democratic and Republican candidates at the same time. The thinking, obviously, is predicated on the notion that at least some of the electorate might reject Trump at the top of the ballot, while also supporting GOP hopefuls down-ballot. And while Republicans may not have any other choice but to pursue such a strategy, their challenge is exacerbated by the GOP plunging support. As Rachel noted on the show last night, the Pew Research Center published astriking new report yesterday For the full article click here
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