More than 70 frustrated Republicans including elected officials and
staffers have signed an open letter urging RNC chairman Reince Preibus
to stop funding Donald Trump's campaign.
As Trump continues to slip in the polls, the signatories are asking
for the party to instead focus resources on maintaining the GOP's
majority in the House and Senate.
The letter, obtained by Politico, says Trump's chances of winning in
November are 'evaporating day by day' and that his 'recklessness' and
'incompetence' risks handing the election to Hillary Clinton by a
landslide.
It lists a string of problems with Trump's campaign, including his many controversial remarks, his refusal to
release tax returns and his claim that he may not uphold NATO treaty
requirements.
'We believe that Donald Trump's divisiveness, recklessness,
incompetence, and record-breaking unpopularity risk turning this
election into a Democratic landslide, and only the immediate shift of
all available RNC resources to vulnerable Senate and House races will
prevent the GOP from drowning with a Trump-emblazoned anchor around its
neck,' says a draft form of the letter.
This should not be a difficult decision, as Donald Trump's chances of being elected president are evaporating by the day.'
It adds Trump's actions, such as attacking Gold Star families,
praising dictators and calling on Russia to find Clinton's missing
emails, have 'alienated millions of voters of all parties.'
Those recent outrages have built on his campaign of anger and
exclusion, during which he has mocked and offended millions of voters,
including the disabled, women, Muslims, immigrants, and minorities,' the
letter says.
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