Posted on 08/06/2016 9:31:34 AM PDT by Pinkbell
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Party officials are nominally neutral in primaries, but Nehlen said the Wisconsin GOP has been anything but. The Nehlen campaign reports getting rebuffed in efforts to put signs and campaign materials in county GOP offices and having a presence at party events. He said pro-Nehlen comments have been removed from Republican Party Facebook pages.
“It’s ridiculous, because people are going to these party tents, to these Republican victory offices, and my materials aren’t there,” Nehlen told LifeZette. The onetime Ryan supporter said the speaker has betrayed his southeastern Wisconsin district on issues like immigration and trade. “The system is rigged against grassroots interests trying to get in.”
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Nehlen’s campaign manager, Eric Odom, said the challenger has gotten a cold shoulder from the local Republican Establishment for months.
“This has been going on since this began in April,” he said.
Odom said he tried to pay a $250 fee to reserve a table for the campaign at an event in April sponsored by the Conservative Action Conference in Waukesha County — only to be told it was for incumbents only. He said the campaign was also unable participate in a veterans parade. All six county GOP headquarters have refused to let the campaign put up materials in their offices, he said.
"You can't find Nehlen signs in any party office, or our literature," he said. "It's been a very deliberate attempt to keep us silenced … You would have no clue that Paul Nehlen exists."
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Odom said State Rep. Samantha Kerkman ordered him to remove Nehlen signs from private property in the county. He said she admitted, though, that she had not spoken to those property owners.
"They don't hide it," he said. "They don't want voters to know they have a choice on Aug. 9."
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"He was happy to get my picture taken with him when I was giving money to him," he said.
It appears that the National GOP doesn't care. That is 100% obvious as Reince Preibus came out and endorsed Ryan and was said to be "apoplectic" at Trump not endorsing him.
Odom said that the national GOP, which funds joint "victory offices" with the local party, has put no pressure on county party leaders to accommodate Nehlen. Odom said he has not complained to the national party, noting that Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is from Kenosha and came of age with Ryan.
ISN'T REINCE, AS RNC CHAIRMAN, REQUIRED TO REMAIN NEUTRAL IN THE PRIMARIES?
Is there any credible polling out there with the latest results about his chances?
Rinse Pubic and the GOP elite are trying to hold onto power. They fear that if Trump wins, they will be out so they are making sure their key players stay in power so they won’t lose total control.
TRiUMPh with TRUMP!
Lots of people were so STRONG on Walker. Now look at all the rino/elite things he has done. He’s a republican and nothing else.
Anyone see the article where Ryan says he won’t rule out pulling his endorsement of Trump?
Please Mr. Priebus, I don't wanna go.
How is this permitted? Didn’t Debbie Wasserman Shultz just lose her job over this?!
They must be worried as GOP staffers ejected Nehlen from Trump’s rally last night.
That’s what happens when you run against the Republican “establishment beast” -— oh, do I have some stories to tell. Believe me, Nehlen is not experiencing anything new or unusual when an “outsider” who is not groomed and supported by some crony capitalist tries to run a campaign.
The Hill had an article showing he was getting beaten by 60%. That was just the other day.
Reindeer Penis is a Putz
Go Nehlen, as Phyllis said get rid of him, now that is a mighty bright 91 year old sage of many campaigns.
Go Nelen, Cantorize RyanO
I don’t know what it means but I hope it spells defeat for Ryan. It’s hard for me to say how Trump should have played this, frankly.
Forward HO!.....
It will be a joyful day if he does get primaried.
I don’t believe this article for a second....the candidate running against RINO RYAN is going to come out the winner...
Just because Trump endorsed Ryan doesn’t mean that he really wants this to happen, Trump wants to ‘unite’ the party and this is one way to do it, either way Trump is in a ‘safe place’ and Ryan is not!!!
Actually, Ryan’s yea or nay on Trump means squat. Ryan would be lucky if he still has a job come Tuesday. As far as Walker goes, I stopped thinking of him when Cincinattus’Wife gave up the ghost for him and then shilled Cruz till he bit it.
One more reason to fire his BUTT!!!
I felt like Trump gave Nehlen as much time as he could. No choice but to eventually endorse, has to pick his battles.
I hope it was enough time to seal Ryan’s fate and nail his butt tot he loser floor. He needed to go.
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