They could say it’s the virus…
But it sure sounds like a vote of ‘No’ confidence to me….
The list IS gonna get BIGGER...
Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski(R-Alaska) will not attend the GOP convention next month in Florida, aides for the senators confirmed to The Hill.
An aide for Collins noted that she was never planning to attend the GOP convention because she does not go when she herself is up for reelection. Collins is in a tight race this year that could be pivotal in determining who holds the Senate majority in the next Congress.
Spokespeople for Romney and Murkowski didn’t immediately respond to follow-up questions about whether their plans were related to the coronavirus as the country sees an increase in cases.
Both senators have had high-profile clashes with Trump; Romney was the only Republican senator to vote to impeach the president earlier this year, while Murkowski opposed ObamaCare’s repeal and Supreme Justice Brett Kavanaugh‘s nomination.
Romney declined last month to say who he’s voting for but indicated to The Atlantic in February that he could write in his wife’s name, which is what he did in 2016.
“I’m not going to be describing who I’ll be voting for, I don’t imagine,” Romney told reporters last month….
Note…
I’ve been saying here that some Republican lawmakers in Washington DC ARE gonna have to decide when to put space between themselves and Trump…
Update…
President Trump said Tuesday that Republicans are “flexible” with respect to holding a full convention in Jacksonville, Fla., amid a rising number of coronavirus cases in the state.
“We’re always looking at different things,” Trump told Greta Van Susteren, host of “Full Court Press,” in an interview Tuesday.
“We went to Florida, and when we went, when we signed a few weeks ago, it looked good and now all of a sudden it’s spiking up a little bit and that’s going to go down. It really depends on the timing. Look, we’re very flexible, we could do a lot of things, but we’re very flexible,” Trump continued.
The remarks signal a shift for the president, who has voiced a strong desire for a full Republican National Convention next month…
image…Trump in Tulsa….Evan Vucci / AP
This thing isn’t gonna be anything like Trump wanted…
The campaign is now thinking about a ‘outside’ convention….
DeSantis is cutting into their fundraising….
Florida in the virus epicentre …
McConnell also may not attend…
Trump’s ducking on the virus will probably be the overriding reason he loses his job…