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Bob Dole endorses Donald Trump
CNN ^ | May 6, 2016 | Jeremy Diamond, CNN

Posted on 05/06/2016 6:39:42 PM PDT by Innovative

Former Kansas senator and 1996 Republican nominee Bob Dole endorsed Donald Trump for president on Friday, calling for the GOP to unite around Trump in order to defeat Hillary Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee.

Dole's support gives the GOP presumptive nominee the support of another party elder on a day when other top Republicans announced their opposition. Trump inconspicuously announced the endorsement earlier on Friday at a rally in Omaha, Nebraska, as he ticked off the names of several prominent Republicans who have come around to his candidacy since he became the party's presumptive nominee earlier this week.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Kansas; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 2016endorsements; bobdole; cancer; dole; election2016; endorsement; hero; kansas; ks2016; lungcancer; newyork; senatordole; trump; warhero
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To: tumblindice
I’d lie in bed staring into the darkness, asking myself again and again, Why? Why me? Why was I on that Hill 913? What did I ever do to deserve this? Why wasn’t Somebody up there looking out for me? . . . In my better moments I realized, Somebody was.”

Powerful

61 posted on 05/06/2016 9:52:06 PM PDT by montag813
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To: Mollypitcher1

Yes Senator Dole was a great patriot, but running him against Clinton was basically saying we give up and surrender a second term to Clinton. It was a big GOPe mistake, but I guess it was all to maintain the status quo.


62 posted on 05/06/2016 9:53:55 PM PDT by w1andsodidwe (TRUMP. YES! Bye Bye hiLIARy.)
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To: ColdOne
Wow...it is amazing what is going on right now. I would have thought he would have not support him. Strange times.

Cheney too! While the Bush Crime Family is totally opposed. This is nuts!

63 posted on 05/06/2016 9:55:08 PM PDT by montag813
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To: dfwgator

Norm McDonald doing Bob Dole.

Probably the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.

The best was when the real Bob Dole and Norm appeared on SNL dressed in the same suit and tried out Bob Dole each other.


64 posted on 05/06/2016 9:57:03 PM PDT by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: Navy Patriot

Oh, please. You trumpers were making fun of Dole for months.


65 posted on 05/06/2016 10:01:22 PM PDT by altura (Cruz for our country)
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To: Gene Eric

Bob Dole nor Cheney are tied into the corruption in DC any longer things have gotten MUCH WORSE since Dole left, ALL THE MILITARY CONTRACTORS kick backs from over charging government for middle east wars everyone FAT AND HAPPY!!! ALL these GREAT trade deals with US LOSING on ALL!!!! Bob Dole is now senile and REALLY doesn’t know what the hell is going on!!!


66 posted on 05/06/2016 10:08:13 PM PDT by Kit cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Rome2000

And Norm is probably even more conservative than Bob is.


67 posted on 05/06/2016 10:12:45 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: w1andsodidwe

I hated Clinton. I couldn’t understand how anybody could fall for the scumbag. Felt the same about Obama. Couldn’t believe Americans would ever elect either one. They sold America out and I want to see them pay. Big Time.


68 posted on 05/06/2016 10:30:30 PM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Innovative

This is the one very time I can say Bob Dole has done the right thing.


69 posted on 05/06/2016 11:03:15 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: Theodore R.

What you say may make a lot of sense. I have not forgiven him yet for pushing NAFTA.


70 posted on 05/06/2016 11:04:00 PM PDT by TEXOKIE (We must surrender only to our Holy God and never to the evil that has befallen us.)
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To: Innovative

Well, good. Bob Dole may make some of these whiners get on board. Bob Dole says he is endorsing Trump. Bob Dole does things like this. Bob Dole speaks third person. But I’m glad Bob Dole did this. Bob Dole over and out.


71 posted on 05/06/2016 11:06:05 PM PDT by Shortstop7
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

Graham, Ryan, Kraut, Kristol must all be funneling money from our tax dollars. If Dole and Cheney are backing Trump, that is because they are not.


72 posted on 05/06/2016 11:09:03 PM PDT by Shortstop7
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To: ColdOne

Funny how they find it hard to support thier nominee but will support the enemy. Bob knows full well he was the first to start the ball rolling with the GOP loosing streak


73 posted on 05/07/2016 3:06:37 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Innovative

I bet he said “Bob Dole endorses Donald Trump” when he endorsed him.


74 posted on 05/07/2016 4:55:47 AM PDT by ronniesgal ( Go Trump!!! Kick ass and take names!!!)
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To: Innovative

Mr. My Turn endorses Trump?

(Checks the pig pen to see if any have flown the coop...)


75 posted on 05/07/2016 6:56:40 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Impy

some of em are trying to leverage somebody onto ticket as vp


76 posted on 05/07/2016 7:36:25 AM PDT by campaignPete R-CT (https://www.facebook.com/CTforCRUZ/)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Thanks Innovative.

77 posted on 05/07/2016 10:00:27 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: conservative98

I liked Kemp.

He wasn’t great on the ticket in 96. But he did have some great days.


78 posted on 05/07/2016 12:27:27 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: Innovative

Pleasantly surprised. I consider Bob Dole as being part of the GOPe and so I thought he would never endorse Trump. Good for Bob Dole for doing his part in uniting the party.


79 posted on 05/07/2016 1:38:46 PM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: Innovative

Dole resigned from the Senate when he ran for president because he knew the campaign would take most of his time.

That’s an honorable man.

Compare and contrast with Cruz and Rubio who essentially ignored the jobs they are being paid for during their presidential runs (just as Obama did in 2008).


80 posted on 05/07/2016 1:44:43 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hey now baby, get into my big black car, I just want to show you what my politics are.)
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