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Indiana Democrat, Joe Donnelly, touts support of Trump in bid to keep seat.

Donnelly has spent much of his campaign touting his record working with Trump on healthcare and veterans’ issues. But he came under attack by Braun on Monday for his opposition to the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Braun charged Donnelly was doing the political bidding of liberal Democrats such as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. “He never sticks his neck out,” Braun said of Donnelly.

Donnelly said he voted against Kavanaugh because of “concerns about his impartiality and concerns about his judicial temperament,” apparently referring to the emotional defense Kavanaugh mounted to senators before the confirmation vote.

“I support President Trump’s efforts,” Donnelly said during the debate. “I want him to be successful. Because when a president is successful that means the United States is successful. That’s what this is supposed to be about.”

Donnelly even went as far as to adopt the slogan “Promises Made, Promises Kept” used by Trump’s reelection campaign as his own motto during his closing statement. It is a phrase commonly employed by Vice President Mike Pence, a former Indiana governor, at campaign events.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-indiana/indiana-democrat-touts-support-of-trump-in-bid-to-keep-seat-idUSKCN1MJ10E