Donald Who? GOP Lawmakers Find Ways To Duck Hill Meeting With Trump

[DonViejo]

It's been months in the making, but when Donald Trump visits lawmakers in Washington Thursday, he may find the GOP turnout is a bit on the lighter side than what you would expect when rank and file lawmakers get the rare opportunity to meet with their party's nominee.

With less than two weeks to go before the official nominating convention in Cleveland, Republican lawmakers' frustration with their nominee's off-script message and dismal fundraising appears to be manifesting itself in their utter disinterest in showing up to visit him.

"I have not looked at my schedule yet to know," Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) said when asked by reporters if he planned to attend the meeting with Trump. "I'm very wrapped up – as you know in this terror bill right now. That's what I'm totally focused on." Portman–like several other senators needing to check their appointment books before committing to a meeting with Trump– is up for re-election in 2016.

"I'm not sure I'm even going to be able to attend the meeting yet," Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA)– another member facing re-election–said as he dashed into an elevator in the basement of the Capitol. "I just don't know what I got on my schedule for tomorrow."

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/donald-trump-is-meeting-with-repbulcians-but-a-lot-of-them-are-really-busy

[underpants]

1. Ohio and PA kinda important

Especially when polls show you are actually losing in Kansas and sure thing states like Georgia Utah YIKES! and *gulp* Mississippi are in play.

[Chemisse]

2. Oh come on.

Let's get a great big smiling photo of all the Pubs with their new leader. Surely they are very proud of their cream of the crop, the best out of 17 primary candidates!