Endorsing Trump still not a must-do for half of the most vulnerable House Republicans
Here’s a ranking of who might still jump aboard the Trump train this year
Having a target on one’s back – as is the case with the 17 House Republicans serving in districts that incumbent Democratic President Joe Biden carried to varying degrees in 2020 – is a stressful position to be in as a politician.
Yet even with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee lambasting their every move and most of their GOP colleagues trumpeting Donald Trump’s 2024 comeback bid, nine of the 17 Biden-won district defenders seemingly can’t bring themselves to publicly endorse the embattled former president.
A 24sight review of House and Senate Republicans who are on the record supporting Trump’s latest reelection effort shows that he’s currently backed by 77% of congressional Republicans, getting the thumbs up from all but 11 of the 49 Senate Republicans and 169 of the 219 House Republicans. (At least until vocal Trump critic Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., leaves at the end of this week…
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