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BuzzFeed News: Donald Trump Supporters Aren’t That Excited To Vote For Down-Ballot Republicans
Barbara Herbus, a local school district administrator in Pennsylvania, is an unabashed and enthusiastic Donald Trump supporter. Last week, she was “thrilled to have Trump at her doorstep” in Aston, just outside of Philadelphia and is more than ready to cast her vote for the nominee she believes has “a servant’s heart” in November.
But ask her about Sen. Pat Toomey, the incumbent Republican senator on the ballot, and she’s lukewarm. She can’t quite put her finger on why she’s concerned about him, and vaguely said that “he talks about changing Social Security” as a reason for her trepidation.
… In swing states across the country, Donald Trump’s biggest fans — like Herbus — are getting ready to hold their noses and vote for incumbent GOP senators. They’re far more excited to vote for their presidential nominee, and like the fact he’s an outsider with zero political experience. But in many cases, that translates to a healthy dose of skepticism towards establishment Republicans like Toomey, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
Vulnerable down-ballot Republicans are counting on these die-hard Trump voters and have had to be careful in any criticism against their presidential nominee, as they balance winning over moderates and independents at the same time. Rubio, Portman, and Toomey are all in tough re-election races.
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