These folks are RINOS anyway they don't count I love when people say this when a Republican doesn't follow their personal idea of what the GOP should be!!!
On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 6:54 AM, geoffrey theist <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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