These folks are RINOS anyway they don't count On Aug 10, 2016 5:07 AM, "geoffrey theist" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Republican is a term that has become meaningless. > > On Aug 9, 2016 10:57 PM, "plainolamerican" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/0 >> 8/09/donald-trump-susan-collins-republicans/88443642/ >> >> ...Hillary Clinton's campaign is pushing the idea of "Republicans for >> Clinton" and highlighting announcements by anti-Trump GOP members. >> >> "A growing number of Republicans are deciding that this election can’t be >> about party — it’s about doing what’s right for the country and electing >> someone who actually has the qualifications, fitness and temperament to >> serve as President and Commander-in-Chief,” Clinton spokesman Jesse >> Ferguson told USA TODAY. >> >> On Tuesday, GOP donor Harry Sloan officially endorsed Clinton. Sloan, a >> former CEO of MGM, worked for previous Republican presidential nominees >> John McCain and Mitt Romney, and fundraised for Ohio Gov. John Kasich >> during this year's Republican primaries. >> >> In an interview with USA TODAY, Sloan said Clinton's focus on energy and >> immigration aligned with his priorities and he was impressed with her on a >> variety of other topics. He also said that her focus on infrastructure and >> education spending could help her with business Republicans. >> >> “I want to reach out to Republican leaders who held positions like I did >> on the 2016 campaigns, like I did with Kasich ... and bring them over," he >> said. >> >> Clinton visited a South Florida health center with a Republican on >> Tuesday, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez. While Gimenez — who backed >> Jeb Bush and then Marco Rubio in the primaries — has not endorsed Clinton, >> her press operation fired off a story from the Miami Herald announcing that >> the two would appear together. >> >> And Cindy Guerra, a former Republican chair of Broward County in >> Florida, also backed Clinton Tuesday, telling the Miami Herald that “it’s a >> matter of country over party — as cheesy and goofy as that sounds.” >> >> Later Tuesday a group of former Republican officials announced they'd be >> backing Clinton too. The group, R4C16 (Republicans for Clinton '16), >> included more than a dozen people. >> >> James K. Glassman, who was under secretary of State for Public Diplomacy >> and Public Affairs in the George W. Bush Administration, said in a >> statement that a vote for Clinton was a vote for Republicans down ballot. >> >> “In voting for Secretary Clinton in this election, we will also be voting >> for Republicans in Senate and House races. Retaining the Congress is >> critical for those of us who, unlike the man the GOP nominated, continue to >> believe in the principles of the party of Lincoln and Reagan – liberty and >> respect for the individual," he said. >> >> Many of the "Never Trumps" are older Republicans who have seen the party >> turn more conservative in recent decades. That group ranges from Brent >> Scowcroft, a national security adviser to presidents Gerald Ford and George >> H.W. Bush, to William Ruckelshaus, who headed the Environmental Protection >> Agency for presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. >> >> Other Trump opponents backed other candidates in the bruising Republican >> primaries. Rivals Ted Cruz and Kasich have pointedly refused to endorse the >> GOP nominee. >> >> One GOP lawmaker, Rep. Scott Rigell of Virginia, has endorsed the >> Libertarian candidate, former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson. >> >> Meanwhile, a new independent candidate, Evan McMullin — a former CIA >> operative and chief policy director for House Republicans — said in an open >> letter that while Clinton "is a corrupt career politician who has >> recklessly handled classified information," Trump is really no better. >> >> "Given his obvious personal instability, putting him in command of our >> military and nuclear arsenal would be deeply irresponsible," McMullin said. >> >> In her op-ed, Collins echoed other Republican critics in citing Trump's >> behavior, including his mocking of a reporter with a physical disability, >> his attacks on a federal judge's "Mexican heritage" and his dismissal of a >> Muslim couple who lost a son in Iraq. >> >> Collins' announcement came shortly after 50 national security officials >> signed a letter citing Trump's questioning of military alliances, as well >> as his "erratic" behavior. >> >> "He would be the most reckless president in American history," the letter >> said. >> >> Asked about that letter on Fox Business Network, Trump said some of his >> critics "would have loved" to have been part of his campaign, but he didn't >> want them. >> >> Previous elections have also seen party defections. >> >> During the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan attracted the support of many >> Democrats, especially in the South, who were en route to becoming >> Republicans as part of a larger political realignment across the country. >> Once solidly Democratic, the South is now Republican territory. >> >> Barry Goldwater, who brought a stronger conservative ideology to the >> Republican Party when he won its presidential nomination in 1964, also >> faced many critics inside the party. But political analyst Stuart >> Rothenberg pointed out that many of those critics in 1964 wound up >> endorsing — or at least not actively opposing — Goldwater, and that has not >> been the case this year with Trump. >> >> "This is off the charts," he said. >> >> The Republican opposition comes at a time when Trump is trying to build a >> coalition and address problems with large groups of voters, such as women >> and Hispanics. >> >> GOP pollster Whit Ayres said recent GOP presidential election winners >> received at least 91% of the Republican vote —Trump is now in the upper 70s. >> >> "He's about 10 to 15 points from where he needs to be among Republicans," >> said Ayres, who worked for Rubio during the primaries. >> >> Jennifer Duffy, a senior editor with The Cook Political Report, said >> Republican opposition "doesn't help" Trump, but it's hard to assess the >> impact right now because polls are volatile in the wake of the recent party >> conventions. >> >> "We don't know yet," she said. >> >> Trump and his aides said his emphasis on trade and lost manufacturing >> jobs is helping him make inroads with blue-collar voters in states like >> Pennsylvania and Ohio. They also said many voters across the country resent >> the carping from the Republican "elite." >> >> In his Fox interview, Trump said he doesn't plan to change the approach >> that got him this far. >> >> "I certainly don't think it's appropriate to start changing all of the >> sudden when you've been winning," Trump said. "I mean, I've beat many >> people and now we're down to one. And we'll see how it all works out. But I >> think it's going to work out well." >> >> -- >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >> * It's active and moderated. 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