Tom Hagen: Michael, why am I out?
Michael: You're not a wartime consigliere, Tom.
Posted on 06/20/2016 8:24:52 AM PDT by proust
Losing is a bad thing too.
But doesn’t that mean that Trump will be beholden to the same guy who worked for McAuliffe?
But doesn’t that mean that Trump will be beholden to the same guy who worked for McAuliffe?
If there’s one word to describe Trump, that would be it: “beholden” /s
Not Bachman. Greg Abbot,governor of Texas.
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He had to change the campaign because the task is different.
Allying with the RNC is especially problematic for an ‘outsider’.
Typically with fast growth the top officials are needed to be facilitators instead of doers (Lewandowski).
I’m sorry, but weren’t you one of the very people who lambasted Cruz when he took Neil Bush and others from Bush’s camp onto his campaign?
Didn’t you say that it proved that Cruz was in league with them?
And when Trump was getting cozy with Ari Emanuel, did you not say “Cruz picking Neil Bush on his Finance team defiantly tops this.”?
Is this a sign of inconsistency on your part, or does it truly not matter what Trump does or who he pulls onto his team?
And if it doesn’t matter for Trump, then why did it matter so much for Cruz?
Because Cruz was supposed to “take on the Washington cartel” with his superior moral ground. Then he fishes through the gutter to hire a Bush criminal.
When Trump hires Neil Bush or McCauliffe, I will disavow him.
“”I thought it is a bad thing to bring in someone who worked for ‘the enemy’?””
Especially when that someone has a foreign strange name.
“Especially when that someone has a foreign strange name.”
It’s not a strange name in the Boston area suburbs.
Lots of Armenians.
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I'm not asking anyone to disavow Trump. I'm going to vote for him, even if her were to hire someone like McAuliffe.
What I want to for people to see the blinders that are in place, and how this intense level of devotion is dangerous and counter-productive.
In 2012, when Romney was the nominee, Freerepublic sucked it up and supported him in the campaign, but it never became forbidden to point out problems with Romney, or to question his strategies and choices. You didn't have to be a total cheerleader for Romney, in fact there were very few who were. And those who supported Romney in the primary, which were few and far between on this site, welcomed the support of others who had ran without constantly running down the vanquished candidates.
When Trump took the nomination, the Trump supporters on this site should have welcomed in those who fought for other candidates. But they didn't. And they still don't. And in fact, they turn against other Trump supporters who dare question anything that Trump says or does.
The liberals have Social Justice Warriors who act in such a manner, turning on their own if someone strays from their narrow line, and sadly, Freerepublic is sinking into the same morass of political correctness. And yes, if there is only one point of view that can be expressed, if there is only one opinion that can be held, if there is only one acceptable reaction then that is indeed political correctness at its heart.
Tom Hagen: Michael, why am I out?
Michael: You're not a wartime consigliere, Tom.
That’s exactly what this is all about. It’s like changing golf clubs. You don’t use a driver on a green, you need a putter.
Thanks for that. Thinking about using it for wallpaper. Awesome talent.
I have noticed, but Trump is a man that likes good reviews.
2012 doesn’t compare to 2016. It was still “white glove” nominees that take a dive. This year is a direct result of people waking up to how poorly the GOP has handled things in the past and how much free reign we gave them.
The 2016 Primary was brutal with lots of animosity all around. If Cruz still hasn’t buried the hatchet, I don’t expect his supporters to be more magnanimous. Some have though.
if we want to keep comparing to years ago let’s do it:
In the past, freepers hated when a Republican would win and immediately reach across the aisle. Trump wins the nomination by a wide margin and then Cruz supporters immediately demand that he has to “welcome” all the people who strongly opposed him.
Why do they think they are in the driver’s seat, dictating the terms of their support, given the mandate Trump has received?
That picture alone is worth 5 or 6 million undecided votes.
Losing is a bad thing too.
I was told back in February by an avid Trump supporter that Trump would not need or want the support of any Cruz supporter in the general election.
And that mentality has taken firm hold.
And worse, when someone who has long supported Trump questions any of his actions or statements, they are attacked by this same brand of supporters.
There are sore losers in any race, no question about that as all, but the only thing worse than a sore loser is a sore winner, especially when you need to attract support from the people you defeated.
I have my issues with Trump, and I have expressed them before, but last August when I said that I thought Trump had a real chance of taking the nomination, I also said that were he to succeed, I would happily vote for him, though he was not my candidate of choice.
For that statement and sentiment, I have been swore at, threatened, mocked, and smeared by those who should welcome my support.
I have no problem with supporting Trump, but apparently a lot of Trump supporters have a real problem with me voting for him because I am not politically correct enough.
This new guy is associated with Terry McAuliffe and that is a good move? Right.
I was told back in February by an avid Trump supporter that Trump would not need or want the support of any Cruz supporter in the general election.
And that mentality has taken firm hold.
And worse, when someone who has long supported Trump questions any of his actions or statements, they are attacked by this same brand of supporters.
There are sore losers in any race, no question about that as all, but the only thing worse than a sore loser is a sore winner, especially when you need to attract support from the people you defeated.
I have my issues with Trump, and I have expressed them before, but last August when I said that I thought Trump had a real chance of taking the nomination, I also said that were he to succeed, I would happily vote for him, though he was not my candidate of choice.
For that statement and sentiment, I have been swore at, threatened, mocked, and smeared by those who should welcome my support.
I have no problem with supporting Trump, but apparently a lot of Trump supporters have a real problem with me voting for him because I am not politically correct enough.
Bad winners? The amnesia of Cruz supporters is breathtaking. The primary was a two way battle. Ted Cruz gave as good as he got. Yet for some reason that is all forgotten by sore loser Cruzers. And this has continued even after Cruz left the race. Who poisoned the “unity” well with a press conference tantrum the day he “suspended” his campaign? Who soon after threatened to reenter the race?
Trump has been quite gracious to Cruz lately. Unfortunately, the same can not be said about Ted Cruz. He selfishly and unpatriotically continues to divide the GOP. Ted Cruz’s self interested behavior has nothing to do with Trump or his supporters. It is far past time for Ted Cruz to choose: career or country. That should be hard choice but apparently it is for Ted Cruz.
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