But Jaime Herrera Beutler Won’t Tell the Voters Why She Has Changed Her Mind On Trump
As Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler attempts to hold onto her seat after a decade in office, she is in for what’s being described as the “fight of her political life” this November. Her perilous political position must be why she’s decided to run to the hard right and keep her base at bay by endorsing President Trump for reelection.
In 2016, Herrera Beutler had still never had a political challenge and felt comfortable enough electorally, to attempt to ignore then-candidate Trump while supposedly writing in former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan for president. Telling the voters in 2016:
“For months I’ve left the door open for Donald Trump to earn my vote. That door has now slammed shut […] I refuse to accept this is the best we can do.”
Apparently the last four years of the Trump Presidency have reopened the door…In 2016, her stance was seen as political posturing and it appears to again be the case …maybe that is why Herrera Beutler “did not elaborate on what had changed over the last four years for Trump to earn her vote.”
Perhaps, Herrera Beutler respects Trump’s leadership during this pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis…only she can say what caused her to change her mind in such an abrupt fashion.
Statement from DCCC Spokesperson Andy Orellana:
“Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler has tried to have her cake and eat it for the last four years. But after ten years in Washington, it’s clear that she’s just another tired DC politician masquerading as an independent voice while actually being a rubber stamp for her party. Now there’s no question – she supports President Trump and his brand of pay to play politics that voters are sick and tired of.”
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