Washington (CNN) Nevada Sen. Dean Heller's Republican primary challenger is trying to tie him to Ivanka Trump as a way to cast him as too liberal. "Well, Ivanka Trump was a Democrat, and she's very, very moderate to liberal, compared to the Republican base." Ivanka Trump told CNN in 2016 that she is an independent who has always voted based on the candidate and not the party. Tarkanian's comments were reminiscent of former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon's own very thinly veiled jab at Ivanka Trump. Still, the tactic seems at odds with the GOP electorate: Ivanka Trump is viewed favorably by 81% of Republicans, a January CNN poll found.

Source: CNN February 22, 2018 19:18 UTC