Posted on 06/26/2016 1:49:19 AM PDT by Pinkbell
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has finally acknowledged that to best compete against Hillary Clinton he needs more than the bare-bones campaign team that led him to primary success. But many of the most experienced Republican political advisers aren’t willing to work for him.
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While there are exceptions, many strategists who best understand the mechanics of presidential politics fear that taking a Trump paycheck might stain their resumes, spook other clients and even cause problems at home. They also are reluctant to devote months to a divisive candidate whose campaign has been plagued by infighting and disorganization.
“Right now I feel no obligation to lift a finger to help Donald Trump,” said Brent Swander, an Ohio-based operative who has coordinated nationwide logistics for Republican presidential campaigns dating to George W. Bush.
“Everything that we’re taught as children — not to bully, not to demean, to treat others with respect — everything we’re taught as children is the exact opposite of what the Republican nominee is doing. How do you work for somebody like that? What would I tell my family?” Swander said.
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As in years past, the primary season created a pool of battle-tested staffers who worked for other candidates, from which Trump would be expected to draw. But hundreds of such aides have so far declined invitations to work for him.
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Chris Wilson, a senior aide to Ted Cruz, said the Texas senator’s entire paid staff of more than 150 ignored encouragement from Trump’s team to apply for positions after Cruz quit the presidential race. Wilson said that even now, many unemployed Cruz aides are refusing to work for the man who called their former boss “Lyin’ Ted.”
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As far as this guy:
“Everything that we’re taught as children — not to bully, not to demean, to treat others with respect — everything we’re taught as children is the exact opposite of what the Republican nominee is doing. How do you work for somebody like that? What would I tell my family?” Swander said.
I don't know. What will you tell your family? When Hillary gets in, she'll increase spending and raise taxes. When Hillary gets in, she will weaken the second amendment as much as she possibly can. When Hillary gets in, she will support abortion on demand (1.3 million dead unborn a year). When Hillary gets in, she'll make multiple Supreme Court picks which will swing this country permanently to the left for decades. When Hillary gets in, she won't enforce immigration laws and will enact amnesty, thus meaning Republicans likely won't win future elections. Hillary has a long history of taking money from corrupt regimes, she deleted her emails which she had on a private server (thus putting security at risk), and she has the blood of Benghazi on her hands. Her foreign policy decisions helped lead to the rise of ISIS. Hillary refuses to call terrorism radical Islam and has given no indication of any new policies that will stop the growing threat of ISIS When Hillary gets in, she'll bring in more refugees from countries that have terror problems. If you were a conservative, these things would not be a direction in which you would want this country to go. What will you tell your family? I guess you'll tell them, "So what? The country may have swung to the left permanently and terrorism is still on the rise, but I stopped the man with the mean words. My goodness, he said things like 'low energy,' 'liddle,' and 'lyin.' You're welcome."
This should be considered a.positive for trump. Thesedopes ran campaigns for 17 losers this year along with winners like mccain and romney the last two times. Like they have anything else to do. The wapo has no issue making stories up these days.
Actually, there is a guy who will be running Trump’s campaign in Ohio who ran Bush’s campaign in Ohio. Bush won, and I volunteered for Bush’s campaign. My cousin worked for it as well. I thought it was well run.
You’re right, though, that the reason these people are available are because they failed to beat Trump in the first place. Also, the media seems to quote a lot of Romney campaign people in various articles. The Romney campaign blew it.
Shouldnt they be fired in the first place for making losers?
Well written, and this is bad.
“the polls lie!!” “they’re all frauds!!”
No, they’re not. Rasmusen leans conservative if anything, and he has her up by 5. Other by 10 or 12.
June doesn’t matter, I’m told. 50 people were JUST MURDERED and nobody on that side woke up.
Call me a concern troll (not you) or whatever makes you feel better, this country is too full of garbage from third world countries and feminists and effiminate white men.
We can win, but strategy has to be adjusted and money has to be raised and Trump has to reach more people or we will lose.
Demographics, and i HATE that word, have changed per Kennedy’s plan 50 years ago when he changed immigration policy and republicans went along with it.
If Trumps wins, first thing is RAISE european immigration numbers and SLASH foreign freak numbers.
“Unemployed”? Is that how these leeches work—a few months on some campaign payroll, then extended time soaking unemployment payments from US taxpayers?
And is that what they’d rather be living on than take work from their party’s presidential nominee?
Notice the emphasis on technology and programs.
We live in a world where teachers don’t have to know their subject matter, only methods. Where preachers/churches don’t have to know God, only methods and where politicians don’t have to know the constitution but if they have the right methods they can get elected.
Calm down and read what Rasmussen wrote on Friday, essentially saying that Trump is in the driver’s seat:
Remember when all the top consultants went to work on the Romney campaign. They had a secret get out the vote hi tech app code named Orca. However, these fantastic, best in class consultants never quite got around to a full stress test of the system plus there was a total lack of coordination or instruction on using the app. Orca rolled over and died on Election Day.
These are the sort of experts too proud to work on the Trump campaign.
Oh, I agree. I know that in 2012 we were told to ignore the polls. Ignore the polls - they’re biased! They weren’t. They were right. It’s only June. That’s the good thing in all this. I see some positive signs with Paul taking over. They are responding quicker. The reporters said they are getting more emails and statements on things from the campaign and Trump. They are starting to raise money. The speech Trump gave the other day was excellent. Unfortunately, yes, he is still down in the new polls that have come out, but I do see some positive signs. It’s not a level playing field because he is fighting a three pronged attack of the Clinton machine, the media, and even his own party (which is what this article was kind of about). I still believe big keys for Trump will be the convention, good ads, and good debates.
not to bully, not to demean, to treat others with respect —
It also means you won’t stand up for what is right and wrong. of course, there is no right and wrong.
ALL THOSE REPUBLICANS who shunned Trump will be 100% responsible for not backing the GOP candidate and forfeiting the election to the Democrats.
I no longer blame the fools who voted for Sanders or the smug Dems who may put Hilliary in, to serve Obama’s 3rd term.
ALL THE BLAME will go to the RNC and so many others working against Trump. IF that sad scenario happens it is the end of the GOP completely...
Yea because Polls don’t like earning money.
I bet it has more to do with how much his campaign is willing to spend. He doesn’t need professional campaigners other than a good campaign manager and an excitable campaign, add good security too.
Look what Hillary has to field. 900 campaign workers, Mega media sock puppets and 100’s of millions of dollars.
This is simply the best election ever.
I agree. The Republicans against Trump are the biggest asset to the Democrats.
Polls can be biased ! Sometimes ....often , not always .
In that particular race MSM and ...polls are more biased than ever since TRUMP is NOT ROMNEY and Mc CAIN 2 weak lame ducks .
People NOW are really angry , the world changed after 8 years of Obama-Clinton mess and TRUMP is a fighter talking directly to the people , crossing the lines , threatening the establishment and the MSM ....
History is NOT written ....
“Everything that we’re taught as children — not to bully, not to demean, to treat others with respect — everything we’re taught as children is the exact opposite of what the Republican nominee is doing.”
Aww, the poor widdle snowflake Cruz was bullied by the big mean man. Oh brother. What world are these people living in? Cruz is a grown man, and a presidential campaign is not child’s play. And Cruz gave as good as he got. These whiney Cruz hypocrites are very irritating.
I think the fewer establishment rinos that refuse to work with president Trump, the better. NONE of them should be in politics or for that matter darken punditry.
Hopefully if the real republicans ever realize they were had by the existing GOPe the sonner we can vote out all of these demokkkrats in disguise and actually be a republican party again.
Another thing this guy is ignoring is that Trump was a counter puncher. He usually didn’t just set out to attack these people. These were people who were going after him. They weren’t using nicknames but highly polished attack ads. I would teach my child to stand up for themselves.
Yeah this is mostly the work of that lying scum bag Ted Cruz.
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