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| Senator John McCain ___ criticized T’s comments about the family of a fallen Army captain. |
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| Senator John McCain's __[(formal)]__ provided an opening for other vulnerable senators to do the same |
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| Senator John McCain's rebuke provided an opening for other __[weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally]__ senators to do the same. |
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| All senators ___ rescinding their endorsements of T. |
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| All senators stopped short of ___ their endorsements of T. |
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| “While our party has ___ upon him the nomination, it is not accompanied by unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us,” Mr. McCain said. |
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| “While our party has bestowed upon him the nomination, it is not accompanied by ___ license to defame those who are the best among us,” Mr. McCain said. |
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| Mr. McCain is a war hero whose service was also once ___ by T. |
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| Mr. McCain said in a remarkable and lengthy written ___ of his party’s nominee. |
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| Within an hour, other __[surrounded by problems and difficulties]__ senators, who like Mr. McCain are trying to stand between the forces propelling T and those he offends, offered their own condemnations. |
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| Within an hour, other embattled senators, who like Mr. McCain are trying to stand between the forces ___ T and those he offends, offered their own condemnations. |
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| Mr. McCain and some senators were soon joined by the President, who ___ T. |
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| Mr. Duffy said his organization would not “tolerate anyone ___ a Gold Star family member for exercising his or her right of speech or expression.” |
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| Senator Kelly Ayotte, said Monday that she was “___” by T’s comments. |
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| A spokeswoman for Senator Rob Portman also ___, as did Senator Pat Toomey. They denounced T’s words. |
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| Senators Rob Portman and Pat Toomey ___ T’s words but did not reverse their endorsements. |
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| Senators Rob Portman and Pat Toomey denounced T’s words but did not ___ their endorsements. |
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| Senator Charles E. Grassley told The Des Moines Register: “T’s comments are not ___ my own beliefs about ..." |
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| T complained that Mr. Khan had become a ___ presence in the news media. |
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| At the DNC, Mr. Khan ___ the other presidential nominee. |
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| ___ members have been calling for repudiation of T. |
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| Establishment members have been calling for ___ of T. |
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| Neither Speaker nor the majority leader, has ___ his support for T’s candidacy. |
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| The Speaker and the majority leader offered statements on Sunday in support of the Khan family, but did not ___ T by name. |
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| For congressional members, T’s ___ remarks are a vexing challenge. |
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| For congressional members, T’s inflammatory remarks are a ___ challenge. |
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| They want to ___ themselves just enough to try to grab support from voters of both parties who do not intend to vote for T but may split their tickets. |
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| They want to distance themselves just enough to try to grab support from voters of both parties who do not intend to vote for T but may split their ___. |
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| Congressional members do not want to outright ___ on their prior endorsements of T, because they need his supporters’ votes to win. |
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| Congressional members do not want to ___ flip on their prior endorsements of T, because they need his supporters’ votes to win. |
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| “These candidates have refused to walk the ___ the media creates and have instead forged their own path, with their own views and sentiments about an agenda for the future” |
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| “These candidates have refused to walk the tightrope the media creates and have instead ___ their own path, with their own views and sentiments about an agenda for the future” |
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| “By defining the race on their own terms, they have reminded voters they have a senator who is ___ for their interests regardless of how they may feel about the presidential nominees.” |
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| They ___ to name policy positions of Mr. Trump that they prefer to those of his Democratic opponent. |
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| They often ___ on their fear of the type of justices a President Clinton would name to the Supreme Court. |
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| “The party base is ___ for T because of the possibility of Supreme Court nominations.” |
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| This is particularly interesting since ___ — when voters pick one party’s candidate for the White House and another for the House or Senate — has declined precipitously in recent years. |
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| Mr. McCain is the ___ of the internal conflict party candidates face. Reverence for the military has been at the core of Mr. McCain’s career |
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| Mr. McCain is the embodiment of the internal conflict party candidates ___. Reverence for the military has been at the core of Mr. McCain’s career |
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| Mr. McCain is the embodiment of the internal conflict party candidates face. ___ for the military has been at the core of Mr. McCain’s career |
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| Mr. McCain has a close ___ to families of those killed in conflict. |
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| "In the American system, the military has value only ___ it protects and defends the liberties of the people.” |
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