Vermont Business Magazine US Senator Patrick Leahy's campaign sent the following statement: After 137 days as the Republican candidate for the US Senate, Scott Milne finally shared his position on Donald Trump's candidacy for president. Even after Mr Trump's most recent offensive remarks, and scores of his fellow Republicans rejecting Mr Trump's candidacy, Mr Milne still said, "It's not enough for me to change what I told you, which is, 'I'll tell you who I'm voting for when we get closer." (SevenDays, 10/8/2016)
Only later would Mr Milne say that as a father he would not vote for Mr Trump.
Mr Milne should explain why, as a father, he didn't deem Mr Trump unworthy of his support until now given his previous attacks on women, Gold Star parents, veterans, a federal judge, a disabled reporter, Mexicans and Muslims.
Senators make difficult decisions every day. The decision to reject Mr Trump’s bigoted, misogynistic rhetoric and deem him unfit for the presidency is not one of them.
For all his attacks claiming that Senator Leahy is a partisan politician, it was Mr Milne who clung to his partisan loyalties. Senator Leahy was among the first in a bipartisan coalition of leaders to condemn Trump's rhetoric and declare him unfit for the presidency.
Source: Leahy Campaign October 11, 2016