As I posted after the 5th Dist. debate McMorris Rodgers while criticizing some of the things Trump has said is sticking by Donald. She does the same in an interview in the district’s largest newspaper.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers tepidly allies with Trump, touts policies in Congressional race against Joe Pakootas
By Kip Hill
When Democrats accused the GOP of “waging a war on women,” U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers was the public face of the Republicans’ national response.
Four years later, McMorris Rodgers, the highest-ranking woman in the House of Representatives, is facing increasing scrutiny for her decision to continue backing Donald Trump even after the release of a 2005 video that recorded him bragging about sexually assaulting women.
“The reason I’m supporting Donald Trump, is he’s going to challenge the status quo,” McMorris Rodgers said in an interview Friday. “He’s going to shake it up, and that needs to happen.”
The rematch between McMorris Rodgers and Democrat Joe Pakootas increasingly has been defined by the turmoil at the top of the ticket.
Pakootas released a statement last week demanding McMorris Rodgers withdraw her support for Trump, and has since called it a moral imperative. McMorris Rodgers asked in an interview whether Pakootas would withdraw his support of Hillary Clinton, who she said had “a long record of deceiving the American people,”
Democratic House Was a Long Shot … Until Last Week
By Mark Trahant
Trump campaign has created an impossible political dilemma for Republican candidates because he’s now attacking Republicans and forcing them to stand with him or against him.
That leaves Republicans with three choices. Hide. Denounce Trump. Or continue supporting Trump as a flawed candidate.
Washington’s Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers picked door number three. In a statement onSpokane’s KXLY she said:“I have said all along that I absolutely disagree with some of Donald Trump’s statements – especially the video released on Friday. I will be voting for Mr. Trump because I believe that we must defeat Hillary Clinton who has a record of deliberately misleading the American people.”
Democrat Joe Pakootas is relentless on this issue.
“Sexual assault remains a prevalent issue in our country. One out of 5 women and one out of 71 men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. These estimates are likely very low because rape is one of the least reported crimes. Few are reported, even fewer are prosecuted, and even fewer find the rapist guilty,” Pakootas posted on his campaign websiteand on Facebook. “First of all, we need to stop normalizing rape culture. This means not tolerating any talk that encourages sexual assault. We need to make sure the burden is on the perpetrator, not the victim. We need to teach individuals NOT to assault, as well as safety to victims.”
So what does Door Number Three look like politically? According to the national survey, when Running against a Republican “who continues to endorse Donald Trump” the Democratic margin moves from a 7-point advantage to a 12-point advantage. Voters, especially mainstream voters, don’t like that approach.Cathy
McMorris Rodgers:"I believe he's (Trump) going to bring the positive disruption that we need"
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