Rank and File Republicans Tell Party Elites: We’re Sticking With Donald Trump

NY Times ^ | 3/4/16 | MICHAEL BARBARO, ASHLEY PARKER and JONATHAN MARTIN

[jimbo123]

From Michigan to Louisiana to California on Friday, rank-and-file Republicans expressed mystification, dismissal and contempt regarding the instructions that their party’s most high-profile leaders were urgently handing down to them: Reject and defeat Donald J. Trump.

Their angry reactions, in the 24 hours since Mitt Romney and John McCain urged millions of voters to cooperate in a grand strategy to undermine Mr. Trump’s candidacy, have captured the seemingly inexorable force of a movement that still puzzles the Republican elite and now threatens to unravel the party they hold dear.

In interviews, even lifelong Republicans who cast a ballot for Mr. Romney four years ago rebelled against his message and plan. “I personally am disgusted by it — I think it’s disgraceful,” said Lola Butler, 71, a retiree from Mandeville, La., who voted for Mr. Romney in 2012. “You’re telling me who to vote for and who not to vote for? Please.”

[doc1019]

Glad I’m not a rank and file Republican. ;-)

[Bulldaddy]

Eff the GOPe!

[Sasparilla]

Looks like Mitt lost the debate.

[stars & stripes forever]

I can hear in the distance the rumble of many, many stampeding GOP elephants.

[Noumenon]

FOAD GOPe. That is all.

[dragonblustar]

[grey_whiskers]

[mbrfl]

They [the GOPe] are still puzzled? It’s not hard to understand guys. I’ll sum it up for you in one sentence.

We’re on to you.

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

Good! People still have some sense!

[tsowellfan]

The GOPe did nothing but to justify and harden the support Donald Trump has.

[Iron Munro]

The GOP wants to make sure that the few non-democrats left who didn’t already hate their guts have good reason to do so.

[ctdonath2]

Is there a general GOPe contact number/email that we can send the message “Trump is winning because the base is choosing him” to?

[Iron Munro]

Once again the GOP comes up with a new way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

[firebrand]

Almost got sick at Cruz telling his CPAC audience that his campaign was a “grassroots movement.” He even claimed to have won Minnesota (although I’m sure his debate-honed rhetoric would get him out of that statement if he were challenged). He even stole the Bush/Cheney 2000 line of “Help is on the way.”

I never heard anyone so in love with the sound of his own voice. He needs a good director. He frames every single sentence as if it were the most important thing ever uttered in the history of man.

SNL, don’t disappoint me.

[jimbo123]

Ecampaign@gop.com
202-863-8500

[Georgia Girl 2]

I watched some of it but Ted wears thin real quick. I have pretty much tuned him out. He needs to get back to the Senate and try to make some conservative votes.

[RC one]

I already early voted for Trump here in Ohio. I have my yard signs ready to go for the few days prior to the actual election. Go Trump!

[laplata]

Once again the GOP comes up with a new way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

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It’s on purpose. IMO

[aMorePerfectUnion]

“I never heard anyone so in love with the sound of his own voice. He needs a good director. He frames every single sentence as if it were the most important thing ever uttered in the history of man.”

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