By hardening partisan lines, the fight could further imperil Republican Senate incumbents in blue states and Democrats in red ones.
President Trump is urging the Senate to consider his upcoming nomination for the Supreme Court seat vacant after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death.
Gardner is considered one of the most endangered GOP incumbents because Trump lost Colorado by 5 percentage points in 2016, and his approval ratings have dropped since then.In an interview Monday on “Fox and Friends,” the president strongly endorsed Gardner, which could help the senator among Trump supporters but undermine his effort to sway the crossover voters he needs to win.
Gardner’s Democratic opponent, former Gov. John Hickenlooper, quickly denounced him, tweeting, “Cory Gardner is loyal to Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump, and the GOP. Not Colorado.”
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