Tom Cole: Donald Trump ‘Adds to the Color’ of the Party

‘He’s never held an office, never really, you know, been associated all that much directly with the party — so, at the end of the day it adds to the color, but I don’t think it hurts’

COLE: "Yeah, it doesn’t hurt. Look, I look at this as — this is somebody making a statement. He’s got a certain following. I don’t think he’s anybody’s second choice. I think that’s his big problem in the race. Anything that draws attention to the stage is fine. But I don’t think most people think Donald Trump is the Republican Party. He’s never held an office, never really, you know, been associated all that much directly with the party. So, at the end of the day it adds to the color, but I don’t think it hurts."

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