Posted on 09/21/2015 4:28:07 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
The man in charge of former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum's presidential campaign says Donald Trump's status as the Republican front-runner is built on the theft his opponents' strengths. John Brabender, who acted as Santorum's senior strategist during his 2012 White House bid and currently manages the Pennsylvania senator's presidential campaign, joined a host of top campaign staffers Monday at an event co-hosted by National Review Online and Google. Trump ranks first in the Washington Examiner's presidential power rankings and Santorum is fifteenth. After addressing Santorum's bottom-tier status, Brabender was asked to discuss Trump's monumental impact on the GOP field.
"Trump has stolen something from almost every candidate who has hurt him and helped himself," he told moderator and National Review editor Rich Lowry. The veteran campaign staffer offered up an example, describing Trump's blunt messaging and unapologetic demeanor as a successful variation of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's "tell it like it is" slogan. Similarly, some immigration experts previously accused Trump of stealing Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's spotlight as a leading hardliner on immigration, leaving Walker scrambling to regain his position as a GOP favorite before deciding to withdraw from the race Monday. Santorum has yet to make it onto the stage for a primetime Republican debate this election cycle. He has polled at less than 1 percent for most of the summer, according to polling data from RealClearPolitics.
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Stole is a bit strong don’t you think?...
“Stole” reveals their sense of entitlement.
“Stole” reveals their sense of entitlement.
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It sure does.
Trump wall, making better deals, getting back respect, helping vets and making America Great Again.
Trump wall, making better deals, getting back respect, helping vets and making America Great Again.
“Top Santorum aide: Trump has ‘stolen something’ from every candidate”
You betcha Trump has stolen something from every candidate! Trump has stolen their ability to dodge and obfuscate the critical issues like illegal immigration, their ability to get away with being pretend-conservatives, their offer of the same ol’ non-choices of insider, sellout, lying, cringing, PC, DC insider scum, and their conduct GOP establishment business in the same ol’ fashion.
Oh, yes, he stole from them — he stole their cover.
They are exposed. And exhibiting as much cognitive dissonance as any proggy.
“Santorum has yet to make it onto the stage for a primetime Republican debate this election cycle. He has polled at less than 1 percent for most of the summer........”
Hey Saintorum, where I come from..... we call that a clue.
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“Stolen” implies a property right. I know of one political party that treats voting blocks like property.
> Supporters
That was my first thought.
He’s also stolen their good ideas (even though he’s been saying some of them since the 80s) and left behind the ideas donors want to focus on the ideas the voters want.
And he’s hopefully added one idea - actually meaning what he says. Maybe I’m wrong but I think he means what he says about security and the economy and he will still mean it after the election.
I’m willing to give him 4 years on those 2 ideas (security and economy) since no other ideas will matter if those aren’t fixed. I think states and US congress can take care of any ideas he hasn’t talked about for 4 years while he’s working on those.
I question whether Santorum ever had a chance, whether Trump ran or not.
Those rectums don’t have copy right on what appeals to Americans.
I really can’t think of anything Trump has stolen.
In fact he dares to discuss non PC bs in public, while the GOPE’s wet their pants when he discusses what we want to hear in public.
It wasn’t even Santorum who said it? It was his aide? I didn’t even notice that sleight of hand until you pointed it out.
This is shameful scandal creation out of nothing.
If someone has 30% points out of 100 then the other candidates can only total 70. It is simple math. When one is popular the others lose. Stole does not mean theft in context.
BOOM....touchdown!
He also said we need our second amendment rights and supports the 2nd amendment.
Theft? Like when a football player recovers a fumbled ball?
No
Ah, Sweaterman....not this whining cr@p, again.
EVERY time you run....jeez.
“Most of the other candidates are single misfires not shots. Period.
The GOP-e is starting to become unglued.
Santorum was never going to go anywhere but someone convinced him otherwise.
Santorum’s view that Trump stole each candidate’s strength or that Trump is the sum of all other candidate’s strength.
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