Posted on 08/16/2016 10:23:09 AM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
A letter that urges the Republican National Committee to cut off funds to Donald Trump has collected more than 120 signatures from current and former elected officials, according to the final version obtained by CBS News.
The letter, which will be delivered to RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Tuesday, includes two sitting members of Congress and 27 former RNC staffers, among many others.
"Given the catastrophic impact that Donald Trump's losing presidential campaign will have on down-ballot Senate and House races, we urge you to immediately suspend all discretionary RNC support for Trump and focus the entirety of the RNC's available resources on preserving the GOP's congressional majorities," says the letter, whose draft CBS reported on last week when there were already 70 signatures.
It adds that Trump's chances of winning in November are "evaporating by the day."
Reps. Reid Ribble, Wisconsin and Scott Rigell, R-Virginia, have signed the letter. Both lawmakers are retiring from Congress at the end of the year and Ribble had endorsed Ted Cruz for president during the primaries and Rigell recently endorsed Libertarian Gary Johnson.
The letter was signed by Republicans who have served in every GOP administration since President Ronald Reagan, nine advisers on the last nine GOP presidential campaigns as well as former congressional aides.
They warn that Trump is a threat to House and Senate Republicans up for re-election and that the RNC should only focus on those down-ballot races instead.
"We believe that Donald Trump's divisiveness, recklessness, incompetence, and record-breaking unpopularity risk turning this election into a Democratic landslide, and only the immediate shift of all available RNC resources to vulnerable Senate and House races will prevent the GOP from drowning with a Trump-emblazoned anchor around its neck," the letter says.
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He raised 80 million last month. Idiots.
They all can go support Hillary, since her foundation have been padding these crooks bank accounts for the past decade
I just have no use for people who sign letters like this. He was not my guy in the primaries but the guy won fair and square. Give him a chance. Stop the nonsense.
More crybaby Cruzbanos. The RNC isn’t funding Trump, Trump is raising money for the RNC
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Are RNC funds based on donations, some donators possibly Trump supporters?
Maybe the RNC should shut off funds to these Democratic apologists.
I believe it’s the other way around - Trump is funding the RNC.
The globalists are really scared.
Traitors all.
What’s the word I am looking for...oh yeah...SHMUCKS!
From how I understand this works, the head of the RNC has the say as to where the money goes, and didn’t he just introduce Mr. Trump at a rally the other day???
These Butt Hurt idiots are shooting themselves in the foot, WE the American Voters have more power than they do, WE don’t HAVE to vote for them...and probably won’t if this keeps up...
If the RNC cuts off Trump they are done in my view and I will never send them another dime. These RINO’s need to stop this daily Shit about cutting Trump off.
Soros against Trump.
14 million voters say WE WANT TRUMP!
Wow. A 120 crooked Republicans could almost fill up a Hillary rally.
Rigell resigned from the RPV before he would have been booted. No loss.
These assholes are shooting the golden goose and are advocating the elation of a Marxist felon. If I had my way, they would go to jail for treason for supporting a terrorist sympathizer (Hillary).
120 republicans on the take from Soros.
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