Linda Lingle Joins Other GOP Senate Candidates In Distancing Themselves From Mitt Rom

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The rats seem to jumping ship early this cycle. Looks like the nominee nailed the coffin on the GOP taking the Senate. It'll be interesting to see how many house seats they lose.

Linda Lingle Joins Other GOP Senate Candidates In Distancing Themselves From Mitt Romney

Nevada Sen. Dean Heller on Wednesday became the latest Republican Senate candidate locked in a competitive race to distance himself from GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's "47 percent" remarks, which came to light after the wide release of a hidden camera video that documented Romney's appearance at a Boca Raton fundraiser. Heller joined Connecticut Senate aspirant Linda McMahon and Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown in disowning Romney's take on the portion of the electorate he deemed to be "victims" who could not be convinced to forego government assistance.

Well, Hawaii Senate candidate Linda Lingle lingered a little longer without making a comment on Romney's lapsus linguae, but now she, too, has parted ways with him over the "victims" flap. The Honolulu Star Advertiser has the story:

 

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