Colorado Senate candidate Darryl Glenn is reconsidering voting for Donald Trump just three days after withdrawing his endorsement and urging Trump to quit.
Glenn, an African-American Republican, “proudly” boarded the Trump train in July. After audio of Trump making disparaging comments about women leaked Friday, many GOP Senate candidates dumped Trump. Glenn issued a statement on Saturday saying he was troubled by Trump’s comments, would pray about his support for Trump, and that, “Time and action will tell” what is the right thing to do.
Fewer than five hours later, Glenn released a statement calling for Trump to immediately quit the race.
“As a father, as a Christian, and as a Republican, I believe that we simply cannot tolerate a nominee who speaks this way about women,” Glenn said. “I am therefore calling on Donald Trump to do the honorable, selfless thing — voluntarily step aside and let Mike Pence be our party’s nominee so that we can defeat Hillary Clinton, keep control of the Senate, and put our nation back on a path of safety and security.”
He added, “If Trump is truly committed to making America great again, then this is the only way forward.”
Three days after his condemnation of Trump, Glenn began publicly reconsidering voting for Trump.
“Like many, I was appalled at the language and the apparent disregard for women,” Glenn said in a statement on Tuesday regarding Trump’s remarks. “But the prospect of a Clinton presidency is also unacceptable. I believe strongly that her liberal policies would be disastrous for Colorado and the United States.”
He continued, “So I have an open invitation to Donald Trump to meet with me this week to give him the opportunity to share his heart and win back my vote. … To move forward and to be able to cast my ballot for Donald Trump, I need to know that he respects and values women — and all Americans — as I do.”
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to request for comment on Glenn’s invitation.
Glenn’s reversal nearly mirrors Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer, who said she would vote for Trump after saying it would be “wise” for Trump to step aside.
But Fischer is not up for re-election for two more years. Glenn is attempting to take down incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, who has a double-digit lead on Glenn in RealClearPolitics’ average of Colorado polling, next month.
