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This swing state Republican keeps distancing himself from Trump. It may not save him in the midterms

YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) — Mary Ryan, a 60-year-old registered Republican and medical writer from the Philadelphia suburbs, has never voted for President Donald Trump due to his crass style of politics and chaotic approach to governing. This year, she plans to vote for Bob Harvie, the Democratic opponent in the 1st Congressional District, in the upcoming midterm elections.

Fitzpatrick, who has attempted to distance himself from Trump, voted against Trump's tariffs, tax legislation, and the power to wage war against Iran without congressional approval. However, Trump's sagging approval rating and soaring fuel prices may still cost Fitzpatrick his narrow U.S. House majority.

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