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Trump attacks GOP on Twitter five times as often as he attacks Dems
Washington Examiner ^ | 22 Jul 15 | Gabby Morrongiello

Posted on 07/23/2015 3:13:15 AM PDT by elhombrelibre

Donald Trump has criticized or mocked conservative candidates, politicians, and pundits nearly five times as often as liberal-leaning folks on his personal Twitter account.

A Washington Examiner analysis of the individuals Trump has mentioned on his Twitter feed — excluding mentions included in retweets or quoted tweets — found that the Republican presidential hopeful strongly prefers to launch attacks against members of his own party on social media.

On June 21, less than a week after launching his presidential bid in New York City, Trump tweeted that GOP strategist Karl Rove "spent $430 million in the [2014 campaign] cycle and didn't win one race." In a separate tweet on the same day, the billionaire businessman called the Fox News contributor and former Bush adviser a "jerk."

Since then, Trump has tweeted a total of 46 negative remarks about Rove and other GOP presidential candidates, politicians, and pundits in comparison to the 10 times he's gone after Democratic candidates, politicians and pundits during that same time frame.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016gopprimary; trump2016
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To: papertyger

I’m offering an observation of what he has done and what we can expect him to do. He’s a flighty on conviction as his friend Hillary.


101 posted on 07/23/2015 4:51:00 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: papertyger

That’s by splitting the conservative vote and keeping the more conservative candidate from getting traction.


102 posted on 07/23/2015 4:55:18 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: elhombrelibre

Did not the GOPe declare war on the conservative grass roots (tea party) voters in 2014?


103 posted on 07/23/2015 4:55:20 AM PDT by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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To: elhombrelibre
I’m offering an observation....

Now that's a little more like it...

104 posted on 07/23/2015 4:55:38 AM PDT by papertyger (If the government doesn't obey the Constitution, what is treason?)
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To: elhombrelibre

From what I can see, he is mostly reacting to the criticisms coming his way from the GOP.


105 posted on 07/23/2015 4:58:38 AM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: 9YearLurker

He’s not splitting the conservative vote. So far he’s at least attracted damn near ALL of it.

If it comes down to Trump or Cruz, even though I like Cruz more, I’m going to have to go with Trump just based on his effectiveness.

Remember, vote for the most conservative candidate *that can get elected.*

Furthermore, as an outsider he’s going to have to maintain popular support as President or the two parties will tear him to pieces.


106 posted on 07/23/2015 5:04:00 AM PDT by papertyger (If the government doesn't obey the Constitution, what is treason?)
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To: papertyger

I’m not saying you shouldn’t back him. Honestly, I don’t what he’s about—if he’s making a sincere run or blocking and tackling for Hillary.

At this point, I am rooting for him too.


107 posted on 07/23/2015 5:13:31 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: elhombrelibre

Nobody thinks he is a true conservative, but he is willing to fight and that is worth supporting. When is the last time you have seen someone on our side taking to the media and the rest of the corrupt establishment?

Pray America is waking


108 posted on 07/23/2015 5:22:53 AM PDT by bray (Cruz to the White House)
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To: elhombrelibre

Not really, you seem to detest Trump, which Cruz evidently does not, in fact he’s been defending Trump lately.


109 posted on 07/23/2015 5:32:28 AM PDT by Truthsearcher
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To: Truthsearcher

I see him as a fraud, an unseemly attention seeker, an arrogant crony capitalist, an inane reality TV show type of these fad conscious times. Cruz is playing it smart. Wrestle with a pig and you both get dirty.


110 posted on 07/23/2015 5:34:52 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: elhombrelibre
Are you stupid or merely a troll?
When did the likes of Jeb Bush, Carl Rove, Lindsay Graham and John McCain become conservatives? These RINO creeps need to be attacked and attacked often. Donald Trump is doing us all a favor by taking down these guys.
In addition, you leave out the part where McCain, Graham set al first of all insulted Trump and conservatives , b4 Trump hit back at them
111 posted on 07/23/2015 5:37:41 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

Spoken like a true Trumpy; it’s also how liberals speak. You don’t deserve dialogue.


112 posted on 07/23/2015 5:39:09 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: elhombrelibre
And Carl Rove, Lindsay Graham, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell etc are not frauds?
113 posted on 07/23/2015 5:41:29 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

Did you not understand that you cannot insult me, like Trump, and then have a discussion?


114 posted on 07/23/2015 5:43:19 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: elhombrelibre
Spoken like the true troll from Daily Kos/DU, agent provocateurs and 5th columnist that you are. Be gone with you to the fetid, rancid pits of far left craziness that you crawled from.
115 posted on 07/23/2015 5:46:37 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: elhombrelibre

One can’t discuss with a guy that thinks that attacking Carl Rove, Lindsay Graham and John McCain is attacking “conservative conservatives”. On what planet is that? You should be giving thanks to God everyday that there is finally someone to take these traitors on.


116 posted on 07/23/2015 5:51:15 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: elhombrelibre

I think you need to learn a little about the primaries. Could it be possible he has gotten a lot of flack from those in the GOP as well?


117 posted on 07/23/2015 5:56:47 AM PDT by skippyjonjones
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To: samtheman

Donald, you have to stop attacking Rove. Come on, man. Not nice. Bad Trump.


118 posted on 07/23/2015 5:57:33 AM PDT by skippyjonjones
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To: elhombrelibre

Could be because 10x or more GOP are attacking Trump than the Dems.


119 posted on 07/23/2015 6:03:27 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: elhombrelibre

I attack the GOP five times as often as Dems myself.

At least with the Dems you get truth in advertising.


120 posted on 07/23/2015 6:06:52 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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