The president of that association also wrote about the guidelines during the 2016 election cycleDoes Trump trump the Goldwater Rule? The association's ethics committee is revisiting the issue, she said, but she doesn't anticipate any change. Though Pouncey said she upholds the Goldwater Rule, she believes it is too restrictive. It argued that in general, the Goldwater Rule was "excessive" and "not only unnecessary," it "detracts from the deeper dictates of ethics and professionalism." It is this ambiguity that makes Dr. Mike Redinger think the Goldwater Rule should apply.

Source: CNN February 24, 2017 08:48 UTC