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Will Hurd's 'pointless' anti-Trump campaign only helps ex-president, allies and critics agree
Washington Examiner via MSN ^ | June 26, 2023 | Christian Datoc

Posted on 06/28/2023 5:41:23 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA

Former Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX), the latest entrant into the 2024 Republican presidential primary, is running an explicit attack campaign against Donald Trump, yet Trump allies and veteran Republican strategists think that will only boost the former president's chances of surviving an outside challenge from Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).

Hurd, a former CIA clandestine officer, served in Congress from 2015 to 2021, where he was one of the few Republican critics of the former president.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: hurd; tds; trump

1 posted on 06/28/2023 5:41:23 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA
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To: ConservativeInPA

I had high expectations for Hurd when he was elected. What a disappointment.


2 posted on 06/28/2023 5:42:23 PM PDT by bwest
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To: ConservativeInPA

Can he prove that he is not being run by John Brennan?


3 posted on 06/28/2023 5:45:38 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: bwest

His moment was years ago. Will he reach the heights of Jim Gilmore’s 2016 candidacy?


4 posted on 06/28/2023 5:54:25 PM PDT by jimfree (My 22 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than Joe Biden.)
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To: All

Gee, is Hurd STILL a Covert Operative? Because I never even ‘hurd’ of him (heard). :-)

I assume he is in it to stuff his pockets with donations, since few people have any clue who he is, (and because he is an Trump hater, so here is no chance of being picked for VP or a cabinet position).


5 posted on 06/28/2023 6:06:34 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: bwest

A friend of Utah’s McMillan?


6 posted on 06/28/2023 6:06:53 PM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected.)
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To: bwest

How embarrassing for him that he has never understood what Trump is.


7 posted on 06/28/2023 6:08:51 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: ConservativeInPA

I just want people to know Hurd is saying he won’t sign a pledge to back the Republican nominee.
Also, Christie is on record saying he won’t vote for Trump in the general election.

Just wanted to get that out there, since Trump & his supporters are always being accused that they’ll “go rogue” in the future.

It may happen but so far in the Trump Era, the Republican malcontents have been the anti Trump Republicans. Their bad behavior was noticeable in 2016 & continues to this day.


8 posted on 06/28/2023 6:23:20 PM PDT by unclebankster ( Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
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To: ConservativeInPA

FORMER being the operative word


9 posted on 06/28/2023 6:24:47 PM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: unclebankster

Precisely


10 posted on 06/28/2023 6:26:02 PM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: ConservativeInPA

He and Robert orourke were legislative Allies “across the aisle”


11 posted on 06/28/2023 6:37:54 PM PDT by lonestar67 (America is exceptional)
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To: lonestar67

Really? Alpha and Beto. Jeez. If that isn’t uniparty, then I don’t know what is.


12 posted on 06/28/2023 6:39:50 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Delay Trump’s trial, delay. Elect Trump President. Trump pardons himself.)
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To: Paladin2

Once a clown always a clown


13 posted on 06/28/2023 6:44:26 PM PDT by thinden (buckle up ....)
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To: Nifster

Hurd had a short shelf life in DC


14 posted on 06/28/2023 6:46:26 PM PDT by tennmountainman (FUJB)
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To: lonestar67

They’re pals and drove to DC together one year.

I don’t know what legislation they worked on, but it’s common for reps from different parties to work together to get projects that will supposedly benefit their state.


15 posted on 06/28/2023 6:47:14 PM PDT by x
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To: ConservativeInPA

Hurd may actually have a good chance of making serious inroads into Christie’s 3% and Haley’s 4. But I don’t think Asa Hutchinson has anything to worry about from him. Same with Suarez.


16 posted on 06/28/2023 7:00:21 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: bwest

Me too espicially when he was questioning Comey about hillary’s actions


17 posted on 06/28/2023 7:46:12 PM PDT by South Dakota (Patriotism is the new terrorism )
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To: bwest

Hurd was a turd. He fails to understand that $hit only rises to the top in the Demonrat Party...

OK, well RINOs do, too, but President Trump put a stop to that.


18 posted on 06/28/2023 8:47:30 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
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To: ConservativeInPA

“...will only boost the former president’s chances of surviving an outside challenge from Gov. Ron DeSantis “

SURVIVING?

CHANCES OF SURVIVING?

Biased much?

Trump isn’t “surviving” he’s THRIVING!


19 posted on 06/29/2023 10:56:18 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: faucetman

I posted an article for each of the GOP candidates last evening. I think this one received the least attention. No one cares about Hurd. There’s no way I am ever voting for an ex-CIA candidate again. I got burnt once by GHW Bush. That’s enough.


20 posted on 06/29/2023 11:01:32 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Delay Trump’s trial, delay. Elect Trump President. Trump pardons himself.)
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