Posted on 04/30/2016 4:06:22 AM PDT by reaganaut1
BURLINGAME, Calif. Donald J. Trump got a taste on Friday of what his next month of campaigning in California could be like. He was forced to exit his motorcade and walk through a field, climbing an embankment with Secret Service agents helping him, to avoid angry demonstrators on the street.
We went under a fence and through a fence, and oh, boy, it felt like I was crossing the border, actually, Mr. Trump said when he finally made it to a ballroom to speak at Californias Republican Party convention.
For the next 25 minutes, though, Mr. Trump spoke little of California or its June 7 primary. Rather, he wrestled with whether he wanted to begin healing the fractured party he was seeking to lead. Mr. Trump, the Republican front-runner in the presidential race, mocked his conservative critics and his current and former rivals as dumb, disgusting and losers. He claimed at least twice that he could win even if the party did not come together. And with some conservatives still uneasy about his beliefs, he breezily dismissed questions about his principles.
Folks, Im a conservative, but at this point, who cares? We got to straighten out the country, he said at a subdued luncheon of party activists who seemed more curious about seeing a celebrity than enthusiastic about their potential presidential nominee.
During the same speech, though, he called for party unity to defeat Hillary Clinton, the likely Democratic standard-bearer.
Mr. Trumps remarks offered a vivid illustration of the current state of his campaign: As he edges closer to the nomination, he is under pressure to curb his hard-edged language and exude a more statesmanlike demeanor. But the continuing attacks from other Republicans plainly rankle him, and he appears to have little appetite to make peace with his critics.
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What Trump is saying is for every purist, like you who stays home,
your vote will be replaced with a Reagan democrat, or a Hispanic
or a black man or woman.
You purist will get what you always get. Nothing.
Your paid DC hack lawyer is over and a disgrace .
You sir are married to a fine American!!
Next, I started looking at Trump. The first thing I noticed was that all of whom I considered the right people hated him. To wit: The Establishment Republicans, the media, academia , parasites , those that entered the Country illegally, gun grabbers, in other words the same ones that hate people such as me. Then I started supporting Trump. If he fools me or plays me for a sucker, so what. He won't be getting a virgin. The Republican Party has fooled me and played me more years than I can count. Then discarded me like a cheap whore. Well, I was their whore. They used me to serve their purpose, then told me to get the hell out of there, that they would call when my services were needed again. Until then, neither my advice nor presence were wanted, needed, or appreciated. The second Tuesday of November 2016, if I am still living, I will check the box next to Donald Trump's name on the ballot or I will write in his name on the writein line.
Not really surprised.
The problem is-It's been proven over and over and over that when voters are given the chpice between a moderate Republican and Democrat- they will choose the actual Democrat EVERY SINGLE TIME.
What is downright depressing is that much of FR is going to have to learn this all over again too :(
” But the continuing attacks from other Republicans plainly rankle him, and he appears to have little appetite to make peace with his critics”
And honestly I don’t disagree with him on that. Cruz and Kasich need to drop out.
One of the things that solidifies Trump against all of the negativity is the weak phony lies... When you hear the audio or see the video that is not just the sound bite you see he was attacked by a phoney lie, and it sets a precedence. Whenever you get negative news about Trump you dont believe it. You wont believe it until after you do your own research.
[I mean, other than the FINOs.][George Will]:If Trump is nominated, the GOP must keep him out of the White House
Why did Trump have to go under a fence & through a fence to get to the convention? Because we keep sending too many "conservative Republicans" to Washington who won't do a damn thing about the border. How many of those "conservative Republicans" would have gotten out of their car & run the gauntlet like Trump? Or would they have set in their car with their tail between their legs.
I'd rather have someone who is going to clean up this country rather than the conservatives I have been voting for.
But, at some point there must be an olive branch, humbly offered.
Talk about an editorialized quote! This NYTimes reporter quotes a single word. One might surmise the writer has a slant they want to push in this editorial masquerading as news.
Did he make any reference to Mr. T. calling the American Press; "the most dishonest people in the world"?
"Until Trump respects us by bowing out of the race, we will continue to kneecap him."
Vote Trump
or
Vote Trump
destroy the globalist anti-American whores of Congress.
Why do we have to get this slanted BS from the NYT here on FR? We, of all places, should get straight, unbiased news, from a loyal, unbiased, patriotic source.
Which includes Cruz NOT showing his true citizenship status.
Like what?
You’ve got me there. I was hoping you’d know.
This is a veiled threat by Trump.
What will happen to the #NeverTrump crowd if Trump actually wins the presidency?
They will be in Siberia—political Siberia.
They have underestimated Trump’s ability to win at every step. They have overestimated their ability to stop Trump at every step.
They need to think twice about what life in political Siberia will be like, because that is where they will end up if they stay their course.
Why would former candidates and political operatives who have supported him CONTINUE to attack him, badmouth him, and attempt to bring him down?
What exactly in their behavior says that they are reaching out or want someone to reach out?
The good news is that they aren’t faking support. At least they are launching straight up attacks.
When your enemy is attacking you remain armed. It’s only common sense.
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