“The Las Vegas Sun’s editorial hits the nail on the head. Cresent Hardy and Danny Tarkanian’s full-throated support for Donald Trump shows they put party before country and is exactly why they are wrong for Nevada,” said Barb Solish of the DCCC.
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5 Nevada politicians stand by Trump; here’s what that says [Excerpts]
By the Editorial Board
Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016
Donald Trump has become so unhinged in his ravings, so removed from reality, it’s no surprise that bedrock Republicans — headliners and rank-and-file, donors and operatives, economists and national security advisers — are throwing their hands up in resigned frustration and turning their backs on him.
…But incredibly, there still are candidates willing to stand by the most grievously unqualified and materially dangerous candidate the party has ever nominated for president.
… That these five Nevada candidates for Capitol Hill — Heck, Tarkanian, Hardy, Amodei and Perry — say Trump should be our president and represent the United States to the world is unfathomable and deplorable. They apparently see Trump as a role model, and at least we can credit them for their transparency, sharing where their values are rooted, so Nevada’s voters know the essence of who they are and what they stand for.
…[E]ven as Trump continues to flabbergast the nation with his lies, ignorance and conspiracy theories, five candidates who want to represent Nevadans in Washington — Heck, Tarkanian, Hardy, Amodei and Perry — are standing by him.
And that, too, is chilling, because of what it says about them. To raise Trump on their shoulders betrays their willingness to dishonor the presidency and reveals that they share values that define Trump as a political, social and moral misfit.
The full editorial is worth the read.