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An open letter to GOP politicians who might back Trump
wash examiner ^ | 3/2/2016

Posted on 03/03/2016 6:56:30 AM PST by dirtboy

If you are an elected Republican officeholder, think long and hard before jumping on the Donald Trump bandwagon.

It's a presidential election year. Naturally you're thinking of your political career. That's a given. You have principles, but you also measure the political winds. You care about your position within the Republican Party. You watch who is rising and who is falling.

You might not admit it in public, but at times you imagine yourself as a future cabinet secretary or vice president, or even as a president someday.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


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1 posted on 03/03/2016 6:56:30 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy

Is the Examiner another money losing rag? Is it backed by some GOPe billionaire with taxpayer bailout money to burn? Dopes.


2 posted on 03/03/2016 6:57:29 AM PST by patq
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To: dirtboy
This sounds like a threat that any politician that supports Trump can say goodbye to his/her future in politics. The GOPe is pulling out all of the stops aren't they? Reading this just angers me, a supposedly neutral MSM outlet threatening the future of those supporting Trump.
3 posted on 03/03/2016 6:59:29 AM PST by vetvetdoug
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To: dirtboy

Whistling past the graveyard. A YUGE change is coming.


4 posted on 03/03/2016 6:59:47 AM PST by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man a subject)
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To: vetvetdoug

As if it is far more “ principled” to vote for Hillary Clinton?
I think this word “ principled” does not mean what they think it means....


5 posted on 03/03/2016 7:01:33 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: dirtboy

From article.

“You have principles....”

Stopped there. Hah!


6 posted on 03/03/2016 7:02:01 AM PST by CygnusXI
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To: ripnbang

It’s simply getting down to us versus them. Nothing good is going to come out of this GOPe power grab. I will gladly vote for Trump OR Cruz. No one will steal our government from the will of the electorate.


7 posted on 03/03/2016 7:02:58 AM PST by Sasparilla (Hillary for Prosecution 2016)
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To: silverleaf

# SoreLoserman
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RlD4hwzGhdY


8 posted on 03/03/2016 7:03:01 AM PST by hoosiermama (Make America Great Again by uniting Great Americans)
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To: patq

For several years, the Examiner was backed to a massive scale....they were actually giving the paper away throughout the Arlington free. No one ever talked about what lobbyist group or PAC funded them....but it had to be in the 7-figure range yearly. They owe big-time support to someone.


9 posted on 03/03/2016 7:03:18 AM PST by pepsionice
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To: dirtboy
Wash Examiner to elite -> You care about your position within the Republican Party.

Donald Trump to American voters -> You care about your country.

10 posted on 03/03/2016 7:04:22 AM PST by dartuser
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To: dirtboy

Names are being taken on each side.


11 posted on 03/03/2016 7:05:34 AM PST by Souled_Out (Our hope is in the power of God working through the hearts of people.)
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To: dirtboy

Two words: Remember Mississippi.


12 posted on 03/03/2016 7:06:18 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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First of all, this election is being run by the American Voter, it is NOT being run by the GOPe; RNC; Wall Street; or past losers of trying to be POTUS:

http://www.boblonsberry.com/writings.cfm?go=4


13 posted on 03/03/2016 7:07:11 AM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: dirtboy
Naturally you're thinking of your political career. That's a given.

That's your problem right there!

14 posted on 03/03/2016 7:07:49 AM PST by johnny reb
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To: CygnusXI

Seems like “principles” has come to mean servitude to the special interests and PACs, with an oath to defend them at all costs.


15 posted on 03/03/2016 7:09:00 AM PST by Rennes Templar (President Trump: It's all over but the counting)
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To: patq

http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2016/03/02/unreal-the-washington-examiner-promises-to-destroy-any-dc-politician-who-supports-donald-trump/

The Washington Examiner and Weekly Standard are both owned and operated by The Clarity Media Group – A messaging, consulting, and public relations firm. Their business model is to influence public opinion.

http://www.claritymediagroup.com/team/

Bill McGowan, Founder and CEO of Clarity Media Group, is a two-time Emmy Award-winning journalist who has reported over 700 nationally televised stories. His credits include ABC News 20/20; CBS News 48 Hours, Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel, Dow Jones Television and MSNBC. He has devised interviewing strategies for news figures such as Charlie Rose, Connie Chung, Bryant Gumbel, and Bill O’Reilly.


16 posted on 03/03/2016 7:11:45 AM PST by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!)
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To: dirtboy

Why is this so difficult?

If you are a Republic official, you support the Republican nominee. Period.


17 posted on 03/03/2016 7:13:43 AM PST by Dr.Deth
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To: SubMareener
GOP to Voters Screw you.

Enough said

Voters to GOP hope you enjoy being the WHIG party

18 posted on 03/03/2016 7:13:54 AM PST by scooby321
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To: dirtboy

The Washington Examiner is owned by the same people who own the Weakly Standard, so it’s no surprise that they are falling in line with that rag.

This “open letter”, actually more of a threat, speaks of the “defining features of the Republican party.” What exactly are these “defining features”? All I see is a mass of open borders and endless wars in the Middle East. That is what the Republican party has become. You can also add, Big Bloated Government, as well.

There are those who oppose Trump on this or that policy point, and those who take a holier than thou approach and condemn him for being married 3 times or swearing or some other moral failure that they clearly don’t have any of. But, the primary driving force behind the anti-Trump movement is the Open Borders and Endless Wars crowd, they’re the ones financing the multi-million dollar anti-Trump ad campaigns, and publishing the foam and spittle flecked screeds in the National Review and the Standard Weakling.

We owe Trump a big Thank You for smoking these rats out of their holes and into the open so that we can see exactly who and what they are.


19 posted on 03/03/2016 7:16:36 AM PST by euram
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The GOP establishment are employees of the GOP voters. Must the GOP base now fight Big Govt as well as Big Party?

Maybe there was never any difference. We have seen the enemy and it is the Beltway establishment.


20 posted on 03/03/2016 7:17:10 AM PST by Trumpinator ("Are you Batman?" the boy asked. "I am Batman," Trump said.)
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