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The man who could have stopped Donald Trump
Business Insider ^ | July 19th, 2016 | Oliver Darcy

Posted on 07/19/2016 6:35:46 AM PDT by Mariner

CNN couldn't stop Donald Trump. Neither could Fox News.

Some of the nation's most influential conservatives, from Glenn Beck to Bill Kristol, were powerless. Karl Rove and the Bush family had no effect. Scandal after scandal failed to put a chink in his armor.

And the 16 other GOP contenders, comprising some of the party's brightest and budding stars, proved to be impotent.

But some observers say that one man may have had the power to prevent Donald Trump's accession within the Republican Party: Matt Drudge.

"If Drudge had come out really negatively against Trump and had supported someone who would have played well with his reader base like Cruz, it would have been much harder for Trump to win," BuzzFeed political reporter and editor Andrew Kaczynski told Business Insider, referring to Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

The news mogul, one of the most mysterious individuals in the media industry, operates entirely outside the New York City and Washington, D.C., apparatus. He is seemingly accountable to no one. He is rarely spotted in public and holds close company with only a few select people. Reporters tip him off to stories through email or instant messages but never expect a reply, knowing he is unlikely to write back.

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016gopprimary; bushfails; cruzfails; romneyfails; whiningrinos
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To: Mariner

Boehner or Ryan could have shown leadership in the 2015 Congress. If they’d come through with a conservative agenda or conservative budget Trump would not have had a huge pool of anger at Rs to build his campaign on.

Once the 2015 congress completely caved there was little chance of anyone other than Trump beating Hillary. Maybe someone else could have been the nominee if things had gone different (i.e. Drudge did something) But there wouldn’t be excitement to beat Hillary just to have an R like Boehner or Ryan (or McConnell or ...) just to say there’s an R in the white house if that R was going to bow down to Ds every change he/she has.


21 posted on 07/19/2016 6:45:13 AM PDT by LostPassword
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To: Mariner

If he couldn’t beat Drudge how was he going to beat ABDNCBS??

Pray America wakes


22 posted on 07/19/2016 6:45:18 AM PDT by bray (Hillary for Prison 2016-2036)
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To: Mariner

It fascinates me when people talk about Drudge, who he supports, his bias, etc.

As far as I know, he no longer has a radio show, and his only ‘input’ to politics is the headlines. Just a collection of one liners, on a very basic web page.


23 posted on 07/19/2016 6:46:11 AM PDT by lacrew
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To: Mariner

Any publication that regards Beck and Kristol as conservatives is no longer a legitimate publication.


24 posted on 07/19/2016 6:46:58 AM PDT by Paulie (America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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To: Mariner
...supported someone who would have played well with his reader base like Cruz...

LOL

25 posted on 07/19/2016 6:47:02 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: Mariner

They still can’t get over the fact that the Citizens Rejected their Globalist, Marxist Vision for the future.


26 posted on 07/19/2016 6:47:45 AM PDT by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: Mariner
The news mogul, one of the most mysterious individuals in the media industry...

Huh?!? Why are they mythologizing Drudge? The guy had a weekend TV and radio show for several years. He had stylized himself as a modern Walter Winchell.

-PJ

27 posted on 07/19/2016 6:47:46 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: Old Teufel Hunden

“I’m holding my nose while voting for him”

Which one of his campaign issues do you not like?


28 posted on 07/19/2016 6:48:36 AM PDT by odawg
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To: Mariner

The author gives Drudge too much credit. People saw Trump and Cruz and made up their own minds. I liked them both for a while.


29 posted on 07/19/2016 6:48:41 AM PDT by McGruff (How about investigating the donations to the Clinton Foundation)
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To: Byron_the_Aussie

Desperation leads to desperate acts.I fear for Trump’s personal safety.You just know that they would kill him if they could.


30 posted on 07/19/2016 6:50:00 AM PDT by Farmer Dean (Never be more than two steps away from your weapon.)
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To: Old Teufel Hunden

I don’t completely get it,
*******************

The citizens have been begging for someone, anyone, to step up and stop the illegal alien inundation.
Both parties have been working to thwart any effort by the citizens to stop the invasion.
Not complicated.


31 posted on 07/19/2016 6:50:04 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Bushbacker1

Maybe he is the only 1 with principles. Besides who complains about the job Zuckerberg on Facebook is trying to do on Trump


32 posted on 07/19/2016 6:50:06 AM PDT by fingers_crossed
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To: Mariner

People who don’t vote for Democrats are always easily led.

Projection.


33 posted on 07/19/2016 6:50:42 AM PDT by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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To: Mariner

If the MSM had come out against Obama and vetted him, he never would have been President. If the MSM actually reported on Hillary accurately, her candidacy would be a non-starter. Give me a break.


34 posted on 07/19/2016 6:50:59 AM PDT by CASchack
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To: Mariner

Not one mention of Monica Lewinsky in the article.


35 posted on 07/19/2016 6:52:02 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: Mariner

“Scandal after scandal failed to put a chink in his armor.”

What scandal after scandal? Are they talking about Clinton?

Trump has actually been free of scandals. It’s the state run media that looks at every little Republican toothpick while ignoring the huge logs in the eye of the Democrat party.


36 posted on 07/19/2016 6:53:25 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus
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To: Mariner

This constant ambush is so childish. Over the course of the primary, I decided I was not for Trump but he destroyed the field. This was not a close primary. 2008 was close for the democrats and they quickly moved on to focus on victory. Our party dolts don’t want victory. They want theirs.


37 posted on 07/19/2016 6:53:54 AM PDT by ilgipper
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To: going hot
I have a two high school classmates (twins sisters) who are for Cruz and STILL hold out hope that the convention will somehow miraculously push Trump aside and let their knight in shining armor, Ted Cruz, ride in on his white horse to save the day. Huh?

At first I thought it amusing but then I started getting nasty emails from them after they found out I was voting for Trump and not Cruz. They are on a rampage to destroy Trump and his supporters and sing the praises of the guy that lost.

It has gotten so bad, that if I didn't live over 2,000 miles away from these two gals, I would fear for my well being. They are both in a rage that Cruz didn't win and why everybody else doesn't agree with them. Sad, because they used to be friends.

38 posted on 07/19/2016 6:54:16 AM PDT by HotHunt
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To: Mariner

If Ronald Reagan was alive he would have trounced Trump!

George Washington would have cleaned Trump’s clock!


39 posted on 07/19/2016 6:54:35 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: Mariner

Since Drudge writes headlines and provides links to content written by others, his site just reflects reality, it doesn’t create it.

They’d like Drudge to start spinning and slanting like the MSM does.


40 posted on 07/19/2016 6:54:51 AM PDT by bigbob (The Hillary indictment will have to come from us.)
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