Democrats fight for political lives while supporting border security

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The Democrats, hoping to win victories in the states where Trump triumphed in 2016, focused on their ability to work with the border administration, even as the president and their opponents were trying to to portray them as obstructionists to immigration.

Immigration emerged as an explosive and deeply divisive issue during the Trump era. The US president is launching a series of criticisms in the Senate this week, accusing Democrats of supporting "the opening of borders, socialism and crime." He also published an announcement that seemed to tie democrats to migrant criminals.

According to a Gallup poll released Friday, 78% of registered voters say that immigration will be extremely or very important to them because they determine who to vote at the halfway point, according to 84% of voters in the Gallup poll, among whom 84 % Of Leaning or Republican voters and 74% of Democrats. voters who lean toward the party.

And several Democrats stranded in a tight race in front of the Senate, who will convince or break who will control the chamber next year, expressed support for Trump while they were trying to appeal to moderate and cross voters of Trump that they desperately need to attract to be reelected.

Sen. Claire McCaskillClaire Conner McCaskillHillicon Valley: Hate speech finds its way on Instagram | Senators push Facebook to repair its advertising tools | Manchin hacked | Twitter apologizes after "Kill all Jews" becomes a hot topic Countdown to elections: in four days | Advance polls exceed 2014 figures in many states | Vulnerable dems throw their party under the bus | Fights to determine control of the Senate | 10 GOP House seats most likely to tip | Obama is campaigning to preserve his legacy The Hill's 12:30 Report – Trump is touting Iran's sanctions with the same "Game of Thrones". | 4 days mid-term | Distance races are the key to the battle of the Senate | Good Jobs in October Report MORE (D-Mo.) Allied with Trump for Border Security this week, telling Fox News that she "100% supported" Trump to prevent a caravan of migrants from entering the country. enter the United States.

"It gives the Missurians the impression that, one way or another, the Democrats are in favor of going beyond our borders. I'm not. I support the president 100% to do what he has to do to secure the border, "she added at a separate press conference with reporters.

A Fox News poll released this week showed that McCaskill and Republican Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley were tied in a Trump state victory by almost 20 percentage points.

In Tennessee, former governor Phil Bredesen, Democratic Senate candidate, issued an announcement outlining his decision to send troops to the border in 2006. He also referred to this decision in an editorial he published on the caravan. because chaos is intense "is" an opportunity for all to behave like adults ".

Sen. Joe ManchinJoseph (Joe) ManchinHillicon Valley: Hate speech finds its way on Instagram | Senators push Facebook to repair its advertising tools | Manchin hacked | Twitter apologizes after "Killing all Jews" becomes a hot topic Trump acknowledges that GOP could lose House: "Can it happen" Countdown to elections: in four days | Advance polls exceed 2014 figures in many states | Vulnerable dems throw their party under the bus | Fights to determine control of the Senate | 10 GOP House seats most likely to tip | Obama is campaigning to preserve his legacy MORE The last Democrat to have defended his position on border security has cracked down on attacks by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey during a debate on Thursday night.

"I was against sanctuary cities. I've blocked it, "said Manchin. "I think we should do everything in our power to secure the borders. … We must have walls, at least 700 to 900 miles. "

The rhetoric comes as Trump seized the migrant caravan as part of his final argument for the mid-term exams.

Trump has commanded thousands of soldiers at the US-Mexico border and created a political storm when he announced, in an interview with Axios, that he could change his nationality by executive order – what the legal experts said that he could not do.

While a number of Republicans have rebuffed Trump, some vulnerable Democrats have expressed openness to the citizenship proposal while stressing their need for rigor in immigration matters.

Democratic Senator Joe DonnellyJoseph (Joe) Simon DonnellyThe Morning's Morning – Presented by PhRMA – Congress faces a tight deadline in November Democrats in tough races throw their party under the bus Manchin believes that citizenship based on the right to Birth is worthy to be examined MORE (Ind.) Has opened the door, during a debate, to a possible support for changes to citizenship.

"We must examine this legislation. … I would like to see this law, make sure it is constitutional and look at it first, "he said.

Manchin said Trump could not change the 14th amendment by decree but that the issue was "worthy of consideration" and that Trump should ask Congress to introduce a bill at the assembly in order to see he can get the votes.

Democrats claim that they have asked for additional funding for border security since Trump took control of the White House. The National Border Patrol Council, a union representing approximately 18,000 border patrol officers and officers, approved Democrate Sens. Heidi HeitkampMary (Heidi) Kathryn HeitkampLiberals cares only about sexism at the convenience. The Hill & # 39; s Morning Report – Presented by PhRMA – Congress faces a tight deadline in November Democrats in tough races throw their party under the bus PLUS (NORTH DAKOTA), Jon TesterJonathan (Jon) TesterElection Countdown: four days | Advance polls exceed 2014 figures in many states | Vulnerable dems throw their party under the bus | Fights to determine control of the Senate | 10 GOP House seats most likely to tip | Obama is campaigning to preserve his legacy The Hill's 12:30 Report – Trump is touting Iran's sanctions with the same "Game of Thrones". | 4 days mid-term | Distance races are the key to the battle of the Senate | Strong jobs in October: Democrats in tough races throw their party under the bus PLUS (Mt.) And McCaskill in their re-election campaigns.

But a perceived change to the president could anger the progressive voters, which Democrats will face if they want to win Tuesday.

Heidi Hess, co-director of CREDO Action, described Donnelly's rhetoric on immigration as "morally reprehensible and politically stupid".

"By even briefly claiming that the end of citizenship is a reasonable idea that deserves the attention of the Senate, Donnelly plays directly in the hands of Trump," she added.

Donnelly is neck and neck against businessman Mike Braun in Indiana.

This is not the first time Democrats have aligned with the President on border and immigration issues.

Manchin, in an advertisement published this summer, said he "had voted in favor of funding President Trump's wall." Check the vote. "

Donnelly came up with a similar announcement saying that he had voted three times to fund the wall. And Heitkamp, ​​who drags Rep. Kevin CramerKevin John CramerThe Morning's Morning – Presented by PhRMA – November Deadlines for Congress Are Tight, Democrats in Difficult Events Throw Their Party Under the Bus Organized recall races dominate the Senate battle MORE (R-N.D.) At a public poll, said in a statement in August that she was supporting "increased and enhanced security at the border", including the funding of a wall.

McCaskill voted in 2017 to grant $ 25 billion to border security, including the closing, as part of a larger immigration agreement, but asked about the Efficiency of a wall. During a hearing in 2017, she called on Trump's promise to build a wall along the border and make Mexico pay "embarrassing".

"It's not going to happen, everyone in Congress knows it's not going to happen … It seems the chairperson is the only person who does not say it out loud," McCaskill said at the conference. an audition with the DHS secretary of the time John KellyJohn Francis KellyMORE.

Republicans argue that the Red Democrats' rhetoric about border security is a sign of Trump's power in the Senate race, even as his national approval rate remains stuck in the 1940s.

"I think this is one of the most frustrating parts of the cycle for which people do not believe that Trump is as powerful in these states as he is," said a GOP strategist monitoring the battle the Senate is waging.

And Republican members of the Senate have criticized the Democrats' speech, saying it was a transparent attempt to win the moderates and Trump voters they will need.

Hawley told Fox News that McCaskill's attempt to present himself as willing to work with Trump was "a lot of nonsense." In Tennessee, the Senate Leadership Fund, an outside group of the GOP, has been too "liberal to worry about" in an advertisement. the caravan of migrants and that he "firmly opposes" to the wall of the border.

Morrisey, during Thursday night's debate, said he was opposed to "amnesty", but that Manchin was for "open borders", which would worsen "the drug epidemic" in West Virginia.

Although Manchin claimed that he was supporting the Wall of Borders, Republicans seized interviews that he had given in 2017, saying that he was not supportive of the construction of A wall "at all".

"Senator Manchin has been supporting health care for illegal immigrants," Morrisey said. "We know that he is in favor of open borders and that he is on both sides of the border wall."