Republicans just woke up to a harsh reality: Donald Trump is the Republican Party’s prohibitive frontrunner. This morning, David Young went on the radio and described his criteria for supporting a nominee:
“…what I’m looking for when it comes to somebody in the White House is somebody who understands separation of powers, the three branches of government, and somebody who will be able to work with Congress on a lot of the big issues people are talking about, someone who respects the Constitution and the rule of law, somebody who’s a leader, and somebody understands where our rights come from and that’s God, and not man.”
That certainly does not describe Donald Trump!
“It’s clear that Republicans are in a state of panic at the prospect of Donald Trump being at the top of the ticket,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law. “The question today is simple: will Congressman Young pledge to support Trump if he is the nominee?”
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Despite all of Trump’s offensive and embarrassing antics, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy stated that he’ll “work with Donald Trump,” NRCC Chairman Greg Walden compared Trump to Ronald Reagan, and Speaker Ryan has pledged to support Trump if he is the nominee.
But the Republican Party is not without dissenters. Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse came out forcefully against Trump, even saying that he could leave the Republican Party if Trump wins the nomination. Additionally, we’ve seen an increasing amount of Representatives claim they can never support Trump.
What we don’t know is where Congressman David Young stands. While he was happy as a clam to campaign across Iowa with failed candidate, after failed candidate, after failed candidate last year, he has been conspicuously quiet since Trump took the reins of the Republican Party. Republicans have admitted that Trump would be a down-ballot disaster – and Iowa’s swingy 3rd District could be right in his path of destruction. House GOP polling indicated that “a plurality of respondents — 48 percent to 40 percent — would be less likely to vote for a Republican congressional candidate or incumbent if Trump were the nominee.”