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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Just being adamant about what he believes to be right is what is selling Trump’s candidacy. We all know he’s often been a clown about it, but even Samson slew a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey — it sufficed when nothing better was to be had. The point should be to give glory to God that He arranged for America to rally, and try to conduct ourselves accordingly. If He pardoned us in our weak worldliness, we should be grateful.
Faced with a real man like Trump the snowflakes all run to their safe spaces and shout , he is too mean, he is too coarse, he said hurtful things about me, acting like the wimpy leftist. You either get on the train or stay on the sidelines and watch history unfold.
Find some patriots and get it going, Donald! Don’t bother with the crybabies.
“The bastard Cruz, son of murderer Cruz-Oswald,
is out take down his own American President.
SCUM is Cruz.”
Senator Ted and his supporters are MUCH worse than any Communist Hilary and her supporters.
They are opting to be on the wrong side of history for the upcoming event......
Not according to God.
God may have mercy on a people on the brink of repentance, and allow them, as Samson, to “kill with the jawbone of a donkey,” but mark His words, repentance WILL, not MIGHT, be part of a blessing mix. Purity WILL occur, not MIGHT.
Coarseness does not a real man make; in fact it commonly will end up bringing him DOWN.
Ed Rollins is pretty good, and Ed Rollins has said nice things about Trump. I would not put him in the same group as those a holes Murphy and Schmidt.
Political operatives and professional campaign managers are so very well known for their impeccable extremely high principled dispositions and adherence to honor and integrity during the performance of their duties.
Try this for a poll: put a Trump bumper sticker on your car and see how long it takes before your car is vandalized. The fascism from the left has given way to the Wilder Effect regarding Trump. Many Vichy Republicans have become de facto Democrats as they are actively helping Hillary. I’m betting when Trump secures the nomination he goes to war with Lyin’ Ted, the Bushes, Cryin’ Ryan, the Gobbler, and Hillary. If he does the nation will cheer his triangulation tactic, and the subsequent destruction of the GOPe. We are in a Death Match with the left with nothing less than the fate of our nation in the balance.
The only thing that can win in a death match without everybody dying is the Prince of Life.
I am talking about politics.
I am talking about any manner in which a people conducts themselves. Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
It is only because of mercy, mind you, that the Lord has permitted Trump rather than Hillary to advance at this point. The Lord could easily give permission to the deceiving spirits that cause Hillary to look good. It is His mode to do things like that when a people gets so cocky that it is adamant about trusting in itself and thinking it has on its own the power to “make history.”
Has not Obama been enough of a warning where blasphemy of the Lord goes?
“not willing to work for Trump” = no one is offering me a job
This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. McCain hired former Romney staffers who set about stabbing Sarah Palin in th back throughout the campaign. Trump does not need disloyal strategists.
Taking a Trump paycheck might stain their resumes, spook other clients and even cause problems at home, especially if they are FIRED. The weakness and ineptness of many political strategists has become apparent as the pundits repeatedly failed to come up with a winning strategy for their failed clients.
God works in mysterious ways such as choosing imperfect vassals to lead us to the light. He has done that many times in the past. Things are never as obvious initially.
This country has been going Socialist since the days of FDR and the GOPe has happily joined in.
Trump’s own mouth will do him in if he doesn’t reign in the division and hatred. I sit on the fence at this point of whether to just skip the Presidential and vote the down ballot. I don’t hear the magic words, or see the actions. Bring our JOBS back, starting with his own clothing line. Abolish the IRS and go to a National Sales Tax. PRO-LIFE, PRO-MARRIAGE, and NO more gun control talk. What Part of SHALL NOT INFRINGE do they not under stand? Rebuild our Military and kick the PC LBGT crowd out. Start talking Lt. Col. Allen West as Sec. of Defense, State. Immigration should be more White Christian to counter balance the influx of third world muzzies. Not SOCIALIST peoples either looking to live off welfare. Complete audits of all agency departments and downsizing of useless positions and duplication of programs. Get rid of COMMIE CORE, kick the LBGT out of our schools, DUMBOCARE. Fix the VA issues. And do something about the ecko freaks. TERM LIMIT CONGRESS and federal judges. 2 terms and out, no house crossing, no lobbying jobs. More attacks on Hillary are needed with the truth being put forth of her treason.
I keep hearing talk of TN Sen bob corker as VP, come on do your homework, the man’s a RINO blue blood establishment tool. He’s sold Tennesseans out way to many times to the DEMONRATS. I held my nose and voted McNasty and RINO Romney. NO MORE. Either you are a CONSTITUTIONAL Conservative all the way or get out.
We need some one like Gomert or Lee. NOT a stupid RINO.
Here's the thing: we've known who they are for a long, long time.
If Trump wins w/o these parasites it will be a double victory.
Sen. Cruz’ dad and JFK’s assignation may have something to do with this.
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