Republican senators are falling all over themselves trying to distance themselves from Donald Trump, to the extent that very few are even going to go to their party’s convention in Cleveland this month, but abortion-rights group NARAL won't let them.
With the Republican National Convention fast approaching, a pro-abortion rights group is working to tie GOP members of Congress who have said they’ll skip the event in Cleveland to their party’s presumptive presidential nominee.
NARAL Pro-Choice America kicked off its online advertising blitz Thursday with the slogan #TrumpSquadGoals, linking vulnerable Republican senators and congressmen with anti-abortion views to Donald Trump and GOP party leadership. The Republicans targeted in NARAL’s new campaign include Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.). Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nev.), who is running to replace Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), rounds out the group.
NARAL senior vice president of campaign and strategy Sasha Bruce introduced the new campaign saying that these candidates "may be able to run from Cleveland but they can’t hide from their record." The online ads are going to run on Facebook and Twitter in their home states.
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