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

YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) – Mary Ryan may be a registered Republican but she has never voted for President Donald Trump, turned off by his crass style of politics and chaotic approach to governing.

What happened

But the 60-year-old medical writer from the Philadelphia suburbs has consistently backed her party's congressman, five-term Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.

This year, Ryan is so fed up with Trump and his grip on Congress that she is planning to vote in November for Fitzpatrick's Democratic opponent in the 1st Congressional District, Bob Harvie, a twice countywide elected commissioner who is a former social studies teacher.

The bottom line

For now, this swing state Republican keeps distancing himself from Trump. It may not remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.