Posted on 11/20/2015 9:08:37 PM PST by markomalley
A new political group created by a prominent Republican consultant to take down the candidacy of Donald Trump has a unique strategy: convince the flamboyant billionaire’s many supporters to not vote.
According to a Friday Wall Street Journal report, Trump Card LLC has issued a memo to potential donors that its intended goal is to not change the opinion of Trump’s supporters in favor of another candidate, but to keep them “from voting altogether.”
The group, founded by GOP operative and sometime columnist Liz Mair, promises to achieve this lofty goal through a “guerrilla campaign” that attacks the current Republican frontrunner for his views that are atypical of the conservative mainstream.
Some of Trump’s positions that will be highlighted will be his support for eminent domain and past endorsement of single-payer healthcare.
“In the absence of our efforts, Trump is exceedingly unlikely to implode or be forced out of the race,” the Trump Card memo reads. “The stark reality is that unless something dramatic and unconventional is done, Trump will be the Republican nominee and Hillary Clinton will become president.”
The “guerrilla” tactics proposed by the group include fake pro-Trump ads undermining his talking points, attacking the mogul’s business experience, showcasing the apparent similarities between the former reality TV star and arch-nemesis Rosie O’Donnell and even hiring a Trump impersonator to show off his nastier insults.
Mair insisted to The Wall Street Journal that Trump Card is committed to strict confidentiality when it comes to her anti-Trump donors.
“I certainly know donors who are very happy that their fingerprints will be kept off things,” she told the Journal.
Trump Card is aiming to raise $250,000 from donors who support the other GOP candidates not named Donald J. Trump.
Other right-leaning groups have also put Trump in their crosshairs as well. Club for Growth, a group dedicated to fiscal conservatism, has already spent $1 million on anti-Trump ads in early primary states and the organization has boasted that the effort has hurt the mogul’s numbers.
New Day America, a super PAC backing Ohio Governor John Kasich, began rolling out its $2.5 million anti-Trump campaign this week.
Mair, a former staffer for John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign, made waves earlier this year after she was summarily dismissed from the Scott Walker campaign over tweets in which she disparaged Iowa voters.
Earlier this month, Mair sent out a vicious press release against Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions over a bill that he had no involvement with. The bill’s sponsor was a different Sessions in Congress — Texas Rep. Pete Sessions.
the title should be Democrats want to dissuade Republicans from voting
First let's get to the full disclosure part: Liz and I have been friends for years. We are generally in touch on a weekly basis and I make a point of trying to meet up for coffee every time I'm in DC. She is smart, efficient and can be a ruthless fighter, whether for a cause or a client. She is also a wonderful person and a joy to get to know. She's quite vocal about her passion for better government and engages people of all political stripes on social media and in person alike. But above all else, she's a consumate professional. When she takes on a project, the job gets done.
She's a child. She should take lessons from the Trumpinator.
It would be cool if he could take them to court and get their money without hurting the little guys.
Trump’s gotta be steaming about this one.
He hasn’t said anything, but I bet he’s got the best mouthpieces on it as we write and deadly opp research going on as well.
The Trump brand name is registered and trademarked.
If they’re dumb enough to use it on their letterhead, they’ll be doing nothing but answering depositions in court for months and it’ll keep their cash tied up.
If they’re that dumb enough to invite an inevitable lawsuit.
People want Trump & that’s not going to change. It’ll probably backfire & give Trump more momentum.
BTW - I'm just getting ready to contribute to the 4th quarter fundraiser.
Are you going to jeopardize that?
Huh?
Just so.
Cretins..
Been here since early 1997, so I know the ropes, a little bit... :)
Wow.
Whipty freakin’ do. Why don't you take it up with a higher authority and not waste all our time with your pet peeves unrelated to this thread?
Had it happen a while ago when I got in a knock-down drag out with a "Chosen One" a few months ago.
JR recognized me, didn't much approve, but didn't ban me.
JR is an awesome guy. He's been a Rock since before 97.
Read the thread and look at your post. What does it have to do with the thread?
N00b. :)
I’ve had that happen, before. I hadn’t gotten into any knock downs with anyone special, though! After a while, it stopped.
Someone mentioned it had something to do with stale cookies. I’m not the IT major, so I’m not sure if that was accurate, or not (they might’ve been pulling my leg :-o).
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