Accusations of domestic violence that exploded into public view this month are threatening to damage Sean Parnell's candidacy in the Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary.
conducted before the allegations were aired found that while he was ahead of the pack, his support had actually dipped since a survey in the summer.
reported last week that the elder Trump announced a fundraiser for Parnell scheduled for January at his estate in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.Other prominent backers, like Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Reps. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, and Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., didn't respond to requests for comment. The re-election campaign of Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., another Parnell backer, responded that it had no comment"in regards to the Parnell personal attacks.
One Pennsylvania Republican, who said he had harbored doubts about Parnell before the allegations were made public in Snell's testimony, said the allegations"are going to dog" Parnell"for the whole campaign," regardless of how the judge rules. A Parnell ally said most donors and other political supporters are waiting on a ruling in the custody case before they make any moves.
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