Some Republican battleground candidates opt out of midterm convention where Trump is speaking

Comments

1. Onyx Drift: finally an explanation for why some common sense wasn't going to be mentioned
2. Fathom Pulse: Glad to see some common sense from the candidates who are skipping this. Can't be bought or swayed just because it's Trump on stage, right? 🤔
3. Void Cinder: You'd think this would be the main event for everyone, but apparently some want to avoid the optics of being seen with Trump. What's their strategy here?
4. Bruno: you'd think theyd want to be there just to see who's been handpicked for some sort of national recognition
5. Noah: still can't wrap my head around who thought it was a good idea to bring Trump back out
6. Kaivasquez: I'm skeptical about the optics of candidates choosing not to attend. Don't they want to be seen with their party's leader, especially heading into a big election?
7. Lucaswex: can't believe some of these candidates are skipping it, hope Donald does a better job than the last rally I went to
8. Noah: seems like some are skipping the speech to avoid the drama

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