LYNCHBURG, Va. — Virginia Republicans hoping to upset Hillary Clinton’s former running mate in a U.S. Senate race heaped praise on President Donald Trump at a debate Thursday while arguing over who would be more loyal to the president if elected. Corey Stewart, a one-time Trump state campaign chairman, pitched himself as the most loyal to Trump while attacking opponent Nick Freitas as too thin-skinned to survive a general election contest with Democratic incumbent Tim Kaine. “When President Trump needed a fighter to stand up for him in Virginia when few elected officials would, I was there,” said Stewart. And national Republicans will be focused on more competitive races in state’s Trump won as they try and maintain control of the U.S. Senate. Liberty University is the nation’s most high-profile evangelical college and a frequent campaign stop for national Republicans.

Source: National Post April 20, 2018 01:41 UTC