Political consultant and self-described “erstwhile” Republican Jeff Timmer wrote a column for The Bulwark this week where he warned that Donald Trump is putting the Michigan GOP into grave danger.
According to Timmer, swing voters in the state of Michigan are not very impressed with the current president and even see him “less desirable than chlamydia.”
“Polling through mid-2020 has shown Trump consistently trailing Joe Biden in the mitten state, including a survey released last week showing Trump trailing Biden by a 15-point margin,” he writes. “These disastrous top-of-the-ticket numbers are sure to be an anchor for Republicans down-ballot—suggesting that the 2020 election will continue to hollow out the party in the state.”
Timmer notes that GOP candidates in the state have to be careful to avoid antagonizing Trump’s diehard fans while also appealing to college-educated swing voters who “increasingly see Trump as less desirable than chlamydia.”
Timmer offered one piece of advice for Republicans in the state who want to be successful: Dump Trump.
“What they have in front of them is the opportunity to do something pretty rare in politics, make a bold move that is both smart politically and the ethical thing to do,” he writes. “In this case: throw Donald Trump and his 35 percent ballot number overboard to try to save themselves.”
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