# Moscow Mitch says GOP candidates can move away from Trump

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [August 1, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-mitch-says-gop-candidates-can-move-away-from-trump/917027 "2020-08-01T21:52:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-mitch-says-gop-candidates-can-move-away-from-trump/917027/1 "2020-08-01T21:52:17Z")

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They can jump off the sinking ship if needed to save themselves.

[McConnell signal to Republican Senate candidates: Distance from Trump if necessary | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/31/politics/senate-mcconnell-trump-firewall/index.html)

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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-mitch-says-gop-candidates-can-move-away-from-trump/917027/2 "2020-08-02T00:53:16Z")

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Did he not see Titanic? The sinking ship creates a sort of undertow that will drag them down with.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-mitch-says-gop-candidates-can-move-away-from-trump/917027/3 "2020-08-02T13:00:18Z")

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I gues Mitch has not grasped that that ship has sailed.

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Seriously, in TN, the GOP Candidates are all scrambling to align themselves with Trumpo.