Hey, been there (done that) and logged off repeatedly over a couple of days. I understand. It is one of those lovable quirks about FR.
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.
That translates to WALL STREET donors, Goldman Sachs and the rest of the TPP/CHEAP LABOR EXPRESS, for sure.
BTW, Dobbs mentioned the Club for Growth and the Business Round Table, also. Probably these names were in the article posted. I didn’t read it since I had watched Lou on the subject.
These groups are desperate and seem to be pretty much hate groups now, against conservatives. I do wonder about the delegate rules getting messed with for state conventions. This is not over, and doubt the Bush family will sit out this dirty tricks operation.
Well, that is easy. Just nominate one of your usual DIABLO Establisment weasels, and people will not vote by the millions.
I wonder if Cruz knows.
I don’t put anything past the GOPee. They are having absolute meltdowns over Trump’s continuous lead.
As someone mentioned earlier....it’s pretty disgusting watching the GOPe and so-called conservative groups tearing down the frontrunner. Too bad they’re not spending all of this time/$$/effort going after 0blama and The Beotch of Benghazi.
You’re right about the Bush Family, too. I don’t doubt they have some “dirty tricks” saved up, as well.
So,in that case,they still win. that ol gravy train keeps rolling on.Plus,as added bonus,the continuing march to a grand NWO.
LOL! You were here before September of 2000!
I made injudicious comments on a couple of other threads earlier tonight. It appears as though someone didn't approve. :)
I don’t know. But I do know that I don’t like the looks of that GOPee operative’s tweet, naming Cruz donors as being a part of this smear campaign.
Yep.
“Some of Trump’s positions that will be highlighted will be his support for eminent domain and past endorsement of single-payer healthcare.”
Tag line.
I got in a Twitter war with her and mined her older tweets, retweeting some of her statements about Trump (she actually made some good comments about him occasionally). She’s got an article out there where she explained how she’d take down Trump. And another one where she said his supporters are white supremacists, anti-Semites, etc.
https://twitter.com/JediJones77/with_replies
Don’t forget she’s pro-amnesty.
You've gotten into it with me before, though! I admire your spunk!
And thank you for introducing me to the history of Jane Long. She was, and is, quite a woman. :)
I think the "required password entry" is a delay and "pinging" thingee - at least that's my best guess.
Yes, c'est moi, guys & gals. :)
If it's true, then Cruz had better distance himself from those donors and/or condemn this atrocious tripe. If he doesn't know, then that's also a BIG problem!
Politics IS a "blood sport", but this goes beyond the pale!
“I made injudicious comments on a couple of other threads earlier tonight. It appears as though someone didn’t approve. :)”
Might I suggest the Hijack Drinking Game thread for you:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3319126/posts
You might find what you’re looking for there.
WOW.................she's desperate and a moron!
“The stark reality is that unless something dramatic and unconventional is done, Trump will be the Republican nominee and Hillary Clinton will become president.â€
Interesting wording. Note the CERTAINTY of this sentence. There is only one way that I can see GOPe types being so certain that Trump will lose next November is if they run a strong THIRD PARTY candidate.
Otherwise they know all Trump needs to do to win is secure the GOP base, and he owns 350+ Electoral Votes. And Cruz gets him that base.
If it's true, then Cruz had better distance himself from those donors and/or condemn this atrocious tripe. If he doesn't know, then that's also a BIG problem!
Politics IS a "blood sport", but this goes beyond the pale!
I intend to vote. One of these fruity dissuaders should worry that he does not run into me and try to keep me from voting. My son fought in Ramadi and Fallujah so our family would be free to vote.
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