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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Never before since JFK-Nixon I have witnessed any candidate like Trump.
Sore losers, sour grapes.
But don’t worry ‘top campaign staffers’. You will be singing Donald’s praises when you’re out looking for a job.
“Nice, you bastard. You almost made me blow coffee through my nose. “
When it is 100 degrees in Californicato land, we drink a lot of iced sun tea. It can be bad on a keyboard too.
Fricking crybaby is/was still eating at the kiddy table.
Santorum didn’t say it. His aide said it. Plus it is being twisted into something he did not say.
I think Trump just broke the GOPe half of the Uniparty today. Made the final cut and felled that rotten tree.
Cell towers in DC must be melting to the ground.
Trump rounding up Muslimes would increase his support.
LOL. Yeah, Trump was formerly a shy retiring humble guy who was afraid to speak up, Once he started using Chris Christie as his role model, Trump changed and became blunt and unapologetic. Doesn't pass the laugh test from a guy who is polling less than 1%.
“Theft? Like when a football player recovers a fumbled ball?”
Or scores with an interception~
“6 months of prancing around to dinners “
Great word: “Prancing.” That’s exactly what they do. lol
He’s so totally upsetting their apple cart and they had no warning whatsoever. Gotta be rough on ‘em, poor babies.
Especially since Trump was tough on immigration while being for amnesty before Walker was tough on immigration while being for amnesty.
:)
Is Rick still around? Crying ought to help his poll numbers. Yeah, THAT’s the ticket!
Sorry, looks like he is thinking of something else...
:)
HA! Thanks.
JFK-Nixon?
At least Trump is using funds earned legitimately by investing wisely, and if he wins it’ll be by legitimate votes (in spite of the cheating the dems will do). JFK’s win was purchased by his criminal pig of a father and union thugs, with money from illegal bootlegging.
Well then your Kung Fu is weak.
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