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Republicans privately blame Trump as midterm elections approach
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Politico, Raw Story and The Daily Beast report that Republicans are privately blaming President Donald Trump as they expect losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Politico says it interviewed roughly a dozen Republican candidates, campaign officials and lawmakers, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The outlets say few of them were willing to criticize Trump on the record. Politico reports that those interviewed pointed to the Iran war, tariffs and the deportation agenda as sources of their difficulties. The outlets quote a House Republican saying the party once felt it could defy midterm history, and a Republican strategist saying a bad night could break the party’s silence.
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Republicans are privately blaming President Donald Trump for expected losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
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Few Republicans have criticized Trump publicly, according to the reporting.
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Politico interviewed roughly a dozen Republican candidates, campaign officials and lawmakers, who spoke anonymously.
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Those interviewed cited the Iran war, tariffs and the deportation agenda.
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One House Republican said the party once felt it could defy midterm history before Trump bombed Iran.
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A Republican strategist said a bad night on Tuesday could break the party’s public silence.
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Politico, Raw Story and The Daily Beast all report that Republicans are privately blaming Trump ahead of Tuesday’s midterms while few criticize him publicly. The main difference is tone: the Daily Beast and Raw Story headlines use more combative wording than Politico’s own headline.
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Headlines present Republicans as privately turning on Trump; the Daily Beast and Raw Story use sharper wording such as knife and drubbing than Politico’s own headline.
Republicans are privately blaming Trump, even if they won’t say it out loud
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unpopular Iran warmidterm drubbingKnife TrumpElection Disaster
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unpopular Iran warMore neutral: Iran war
Calling the war unpopular presents public opinion as settled in the article’s own voice without citing a poll.
Even as they race to distance themselves from his actions on tariffs, the unpopular Iran war and his mass deportation agenda, few have been willing to criticize him publicly…
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midterm drubbingMore neutral: expected midterm losses
Drubbing is a dramatic term for expected losses and states the scale of defeat before the results are known.
'We all know who the problem is': GOP insiders turn on Trump as midterm drubbing looms
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Knife TrumpMore neutral: criticize Trump
Knife implies betrayal and treachery, where neutral wording would describe criticism.
Republicans Secretly Knife Trump as Election Disaster Looms
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Election DisasterMore neutral: expected midterm losses
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Republicans Secretly Knife Trump as Election Disaster Looms
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- private Republican criticism of Trump
- expected midterm losses
- Iran war, tariffs and deportations
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Republicans Secretly Loaded verb“Knife Trump”Knife implies betrayal and treachery, where neutral wording would describe criticism.More neutral: criticize TrumpDisagree with this highlight? as Sensational language“Election Disaster”Disaster is a dramatic judgement about an election result that has not yet occurred.More neutral: expected midterm lossesDisagree with this highlight? Looms
Republicans are already quietly blaming Donald Trump ahead of the midterms, according to a new report. America goes to the polls on Tuesday, and much of the discussion has centered on a blue wave that could wipe out one or both of the GOP’s congressional majorities. …
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'We all know who the problem is': GOP insiders turn on Trump as Sensational language“midterm drubbing”Drubbing is a dramatic term for expected losses and states the scale of defeat before the results are known.More neutral: expected midterm lossesDisagree with this highlight? looms
Republicans are already blaming President Donald Trump for the losses they expect this week. Politico interviewed roughly a dozen GOP candidates, campaign officials and lawmakers. …
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Republicans are privately blaming Trump, even if they won’t say it out loud
"There was a point earlier this year where we really felt like we could defy history. And then Trump bombed Iran,” said one House Republican.
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- Raw StoryFar LeftNov 2, 8:30 AM EST
- The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 2, 8:57 AM EST
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