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Pence Team Slams NYT ‘Shadow Campaign’ Accusation
Breitbart ^ | August 5, 2017 | Michelle Moons

Posted on 08/05/2017 4:42:20 PM PDT by be-baw

Members of the Vice President’s staff are pushing back against rumors that Pence’s team is working on a 2020 shadow campaign as suggested in a Saturday New York Times story.

The Times claims that newly installed Vice President Mike Pence’s Chief of Staff Nick Ayers has “signaled” to donors a potential Pence 2020 run, a claim that Ayers immediately refuted via Twitter:

Nick Ayers ✔ @nick_ayers .@alexburnsNYT @jmartNYT print total lie in #fakenews article. Said I've "signaled to multiple donors @VP wants to be ready for 2020" (cont) 1:55 PM - Aug 5, 2017

Nick Ayers ✔ @nick_ayers ...Yet they are unable to name one donor that has ever heard me say that...because I haven't. #shameful #fakenews https://twitter.com/nick_ayers/status/893893139563520001 … 1:56 PM - Aug 5, 2017

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: denial; fakenews; nyt; nytimes; nyts; pence2020; trump2020; vppence
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To: ifinnegan

They also know the base of the party is rightfully skeptical of the political establishment so they also like to exploit this distrust by planting fake stories to cause further division and unrest within the party.


41 posted on 08/05/2017 5:58:44 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: AndyJackson

Well.....yes....but Pence, nice godly man that he is, is a politician. That’s all he’s ever been. And when he talks, he sounds like a politician. On any subject, he’ll talk around it and try to finesse it. A decent guy, but NOT Donald Trump by a long shot.


42 posted on 08/05/2017 6:00:28 PM PDT by Tucker39 (Read: Psalm 145. The whole psalm.....aloud; as praise to our God.)
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To: 9YearLurker

He creeps me out as well, but I can’t put my finger on it.

He’s also boring as hell. Maybe I ought to tape him and play it at bedtime. Might be just the ticket for insomnia, lol.

Remember how he went out of his way to endorse his best bud.....Paul Ryan?


43 posted on 08/05/2017 6:04:39 PM PDT by Kalamata (It's past time for pitchforks.)
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To: marygam
Because Don Jr. Is formidable, they are trying to destroy him now.

I don't think this is the reason for going after Don Jr.

What better way to destroy and demoralize the President than convicting his son of a felony ... however they cobble one together to put him to jail.

44 posted on 08/05/2017 6:10:25 PM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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To: NorthMountain

Evidently it matters not what MY opinion for the requirements for NBC would be.

The GOP has allowed a precedent to be set.


45 posted on 08/05/2017 6:16:44 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: 9YearLurker

I saw Pence speak at this year’s USNA commissioning. He did well for a politician. The Mids were ambivalent, but loved the DNO.


46 posted on 08/05/2017 6:19:41 PM PDT by ebshumidors
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To: Williams

Isn’t Drudge gay?


47 posted on 08/05/2017 6:20:53 PM PDT by ebshumidors
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To: I am Richard Brandon
QWGGa
48 posted on 08/05/2017 6:21:20 PM PDT by timestax
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To: be-baw

This is the Democrat strategy. They’re trying to separate Trump from his base and divide/conquer the White House.


49 posted on 08/05/2017 8:24:38 PM PDT by BostonNeocon
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To: be-baw

Pence can bring his point home by publicly denouncing McCain’s clear amusement with the NYT article, and calling for his removal from committee chair positions.


50 posted on 08/05/2017 10:22:52 PM PDT by indthkr
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To: Kalamata

Yes, he does drone on as well.


51 posted on 08/06/2017 1:08:32 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: be-baw

NYT in cahoots with DNC?

They have done that in the past.

Judgment/opinion articles are always anti trump, and for crap.

90% anti trump. By laws of physics, cannot be trusted.


52 posted on 08/06/2017 6:18:29 AM PDT by Titus-Maximus (It doesn't matter who votes for whom, it only matters who counts the votes - Joe Stalin)
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To: Kalamata

Here’s a new anti-Pence screed from Steve P:

http://stevepieczenik.com/get-rid-of-pence/


53 posted on 08/06/2017 2:32:49 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

I’ve just started to read it. Thanks. That’s some article!

On the whole, I have my doubts about S.P. There is just something about him (and Robert Steele) that is off. Hope I’m wrong, 9YL, but either way, there are so many “players” in this Liberty fight, it’s difficult to ascertain who is being honest, dishonest, and who is playing both sides.


54 posted on 08/06/2017 4:50:49 PM PDT by Kalamata (It's past time for pitchforks.)
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To: Kalamata

He’s no doubt done some unsavory stuff in his profession, and he seems sometimes to defend the Deep State if/when it is on the “good” side. And I agree, is a little “off”.

But he also has some interesting things to say. Trump is not about to ditch Pence, but I don’t trust Pence one bit—and I never did.


55 posted on 08/06/2017 5:08:00 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

We seem to be on the same page, once again. : )


56 posted on 08/07/2017 12:13:44 AM PDT by Kalamata (It's past time for pitchforks.)
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