Does Chris Christie have buyer's remorse?Photo source: CNN screen grab
Does Chris Christie have buyerā€™s remorse?
Photo source: CNN screen grab

It is my belief that Donald Trump is the least likely of the remaining Republican field to beat Hillary Clinton, but he will also be a drag on the vital down ballot races from local to federal if he becomes the standard bearer for the Republican Party.

Some, like New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who isnā€™t up for reelection, seems to have second thoughts about endorsing Trump. Already several of his stateā€™s newspapers have called for his resignation.

Another case in point is in the Arizona U.S. Senate race. U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) is up for re-election. If he wins the Republican primary in August (which isnā€™t at all certain as it looks like he has a strong challenger in State Senator Kelli Ward) he will likely face Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) in the general election.

Kirkpatrick released a brutal ad called ā€œTrumpā€ last week:

https://youtu.be/UFa0dNY3QtU

He didnā€™t make an endorsement, he just said he would vote for Trump.

Imagine ads like this running against any politician who backs Trump or says they will vote for Trump.

I donā€™t feel bad for candidates who endorse or openly back Trump, they made their bed so now they have to lay in it, but I am concerned about collateral damage.

In reality Republican candidates donā€™t even have to support Trump. Democrats, Iā€™m sure, will find ways to inject Trump into races by playing sound bytes of Trump saying outrageous things. The ads write themselves. All they have to do is ask, ā€œdoes my opponent believe what Trump believes?ā€ Candidates will constantly be on the defensive.

All we have to do is look at what Trumpā€™s opponents already are going through. He says something outrageous and the press go to the other candidates to get their reaction. A candidateā€™s campaign should be about their experience, record, ideas and convictions, not the asinine things that come out of Trumpā€™s mouth or from his Twitter account on an almost daily basis. Heā€™s a distraction (putting it mildly).

If he is at the top of the Republican ticket heā€™s likely to sink it.

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