Trump makes blue-state Republicans squirm

[mystery-ak]

 Trump makes blue-state Republicans squirm

Popular GOP governors face fierce blowback from president's first moves in office.

By Lauren Dezenski and Kevin Robillard

02/01/17 05:10 AM EST

The two most popular governors in America suddenly have a threat to their reelection: President Donald Trump.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, two Republicans riding high in the polls despite governing two of the bluest states, are trying to weather the fierce local blowback to the new president — and in particular, to his executive order limiting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.

There’s no safe haven for them: Democrats are demanding they stand up against a president whom polls show is deeply disliked in their homes states, but their every effort to get distance from the White House risks alienating Trump’s hard-core supporters — voters Baker and Hogan cannot afford to lose in their overwhelmingly Democratic states when they face voters in 2018.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-hogan-baker-blue-states-234452

[libertybele]

Trump makes blue-state Republicans squirm

Popular GOP governors face fierce blowback from president's first moves in office.

By Lauren Dezenski and Kevin Robillard

02/01/17 05:10 AM EST

The two most popular governors in America suddenly have a threat to their reelection: President Donald Trump.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, two Republicans riding high in the polls despite governing two of the bluest states, are trying to weather the fierce local blowback to the new president — and in particular, to his executive order limiting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.

There’s no safe haven for them: Democrats are demanding they stand up against a president whom polls show is deeply disliked in their homes states, but their every effort to get distance from the White House risks alienating Trump’s hard-core supporters — voters Baker and Hogan cannot afford to lose in their overwhelmingly Democratic states when they face voters in 2018.

more
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-hogan-baker-blue-states-234452

IOW ... it really sucks to be a DEM right now; however, actually having a set of principles and sticking to them might be really helpful.  Saying what people want to hear just to garner votes becomes rather obvious over a course of time. 

[skeeter]

Did Politico run any similar stories about democrats squirming leading up to their party losing both houses of congress during Obama's administration?

I reckon not.