"People ask me, 'What do you think about Trump,'" Coffman says to the camera in a new ad. Coffman's ad marks the first time in the 2016 election a Republican candidate has used a TV commercial to actively distance themselves from Trump. Polling suggest that Trump is running behind past Republican nominees in Colorado — thanks in part to his extremely poor showing among Hispanics and in part to his struggles with suburban women. And he wants to make sure everyone is his district knows that he is no fan of his party's presidential nominee. If Trump loses Coffman's district by eight or 10 points in the fall, it's going to be very hard for Coffman to win — no matter what he says about The Donald in his ads.

Source: Washington Post August 04, 2016 17:05 UTC