<u+201c>my wife, my daughters, my mom, my sister and all women deserve better. all americans deserve better,<u+201d> heck said. | getty the gop senate and house candidates are the latest to say they won't vote for him. by elena schneider 10/08/16 01:08 pm edt nevada senate candidate joe heck and fellow gop rep. cresent hardy called on donald trump to withdraw from the presidential race at a saturday morning rally, joining a growing chorus of other republicans congressional candidates distancing themselves from the party's presidential nominee. <u+201c>i can no longer look past the pattern of behavior and comments that have been made by donald trump. therefore, i cannot in good conscience continue to support donald trump, nor can i vote for hillary clinton,<u+201d> heck said, to a smattering of boos at a rally in summerlin, outside las vegas. <u+201c>my wife, my daughters, my mom, my sister and all women deserve better. all americans deserve better.<u+201d> story continued below <u+201c>i believe our only option is to ask donald trump to formally step down,<u+201d> heck continued. heck is locked in a tight senate battle against democrat catherine cortez masto, who<u+2019>s backed by retiring senate minority leader harry reid. cortez masto's campaign has run ads connecting heck and trump. cortez masto blasted heck again on saturday. "what you<u+2019>re seeing now is not leadership, it<u+2019>s joe heck trying to save his career, but joe heck<u+2019>s made clear that he<u+2019>s with donald trump," cortez masto said in a statement. hardy, who faces a tough reelection bid, also disavowed trump. <u+201c>i will no longer support the guy at the head of the ticket," hardy said. "i've said all along that i would support him, but i no longer will," hardy added. by bill scher by thomas wright by joshua zeitz by jack shafer
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