Next he'll be clutching his pearls...
Posted on 08/08/2015 10:40:33 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) said Saturday that fellow presidential candidate Donald Trump's derogatory commentary has begun inflicting permanent and possibly fatal damage to the Republican Party brand and urged GOP leaders to stop "tiptoeing" around the billionaire businessman and to confront him directly and unequivocally.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Graham said Trump's personal attacks on Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly after she questioned him in Thursday night's primary debate were "an affront to all women" and undermine the Republican Party's urgent mission to appeal to more women voters.
“I think we’ve crossed that Rubicon, where his behavior becomes about us, not just him," Graham said. "I hope the party leadership will push hard. I hope that those seeking the nomination to be the standard bearer will unequivocally reject this. People gave Mr. Trump a pass on the [debate] stage. I understand that to a point, but we’ve crossed a line here that can’t be ignored. There can be no more tiptoeing around this.”
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In Thursday's debate, Trump memorably refused to vow to support the eventual nominee, saying he wanted to keep his "leverage."
But Graham said GOP leaders need to "take the leverage away and not be afraid to speak honestly and directly about this problem."
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I wonder if we the public are being set up to elect Hillary. These RINOS will drive Trump into a Third Party thus ensuring the disaster that is Hillary.
Post of the thread.
Somebody at the RNC needs to push a fainting couch behind him.
Mitch McConnell has inflicted more damage to the republican party and the only one talking about that is Ted Cruz.
Mitch has the look of someone on drugs wondering around a train station, not knowing precisely where to go.
Bwahahahahahaha! The GOP Party brand was destroyed long before Trump ever came on the scene.
I am hoping for even more ruin. Then more in tune and in touch people can take over the reins.
The brand can’t be repaired until ignorant, clueless,statist goobers like you and McCain are out to pasture Linda.
I don’t think Hillary wins in a three way between Her, Little Jebbie, and the Donald.
Yes with a little luck the upper Exelon will be destroyed. Lets put Palin in as RNC chair!
Mr. Graham has a case of the vapors...
Better get the smelling salts.
The GOP has lost the popular vote in five of the last 6 Presidential elections. Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results is the definition of insanity. Keep on nominating the Doles, McCains, and Romneys and another Bush, and you will eradicate the GOP.
Trump is shaking the trees and bushes and getting some of the over-ripe and dead fruit to fall. Graham is just continuing to speak the same Washington cartel, RINO lingo with no effect. Can't get much lower than 0% can we, McCain's Butt Boy?
Damage is done by y’all. Trump is bringing more people back in to listen again. The party wants to recycle the worst of all the Bush’s and thinks that somehow is going to attract more people back into the very party they destroyed.
The damage on the GOP is self-inflicted, Linda; and the wounds are fatal.
Not of the nose-holders let go of their noses and refuse to vote for ¡Yeb! like sheep.
Next he'll be clutching his pearls...
If anyone understands tiptoeing...it's Lindsey Graham.
They could always try this with Obama and other Democrats. (Never going to happen)
Let us hope you are correct. I remind you though : look who was elected TWICE as President! Maybe the American people have lost it or their votes have been so diluted by the ongoing “transformation” that actual criminals are being elected to the Presidency?
What a flamboyant statement coming from a lifer dog politician.
Inflict away Trump!
Kill the diseased organism that gave us a Graham or McCane or a Romney in the first place!
Kill the diseased organism that made it possible for a two bit con artist with virtually no past to become President. The same con artist, lying manipulative A_hole, who has made a mockery of the USC, our system of government, checks and balance.
Kill it!
Ha! Graham has inflicted the worst kind of damage on his party, which is no longer my party.
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