While liberals and conservatives have long disagreed on many fundamental issues, the one thing that Donald Trump’s campaign has done is expose who among Republican lawmakers and politicians are honorable and integrious from the scores of yellow-bellied fair-weather conservatives who have either wholeheartedly or tentatively embraced Trump’s nomination. Among Democrats, Mrs Clinton won those three states but lost in MI and West Virginia to Bernie Sanders.
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The lone political survivor of a riotous GOP primary is embarking on another campaign, this time to convince wary Republican leaders to sign on to his improbable turn as their presidential nominee.
With Fabrizio only now coming on board, Trump’s strategists were forced to rely on the Republican National Committee’s voter data and internal poling to guide the battleground state staffing plan. Some of the most experienced swing-state Republican operatives have so far shunned Trump’s campaign.
In July, a month after he launched his presidential bid, Trump’s disclosure said he held positions with more than 500 companies and organizations, and had 168 different assets and sources of income.
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus also touted the deal, which came less than a week after Trump met with party officials in Washington D.C.
The former reality TV star becomes the last one standing in the Republican race because he plays on Republicans’ anger at their own party and taps into the fear of foreign influences and fear of violence to win over voters with his rhetoric to make America great again, experts said. He was incredibly frustrated with Trump’s rise and the direction of the Republican party. “Donald Trump knows the importance of keeping our Republican majorities at the local, state and national level and these joint fundraising agreements are another vital step in making that happen”.
“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all”, Frost said of Romney’s highly public efforts to thwart Trump.
[Bennett] was astonished and aghast that Donald Trump had the staying power that he had…
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The Mar-a-Lago club, a Trump vacation property and private club that has been a regular backdrop for campaign events, reported $29 million in revenues, far more than the $16 million reported in Trump’s filing past year. The political fortunes of Trump and the RNC are now inextricably intertwined. Trump and Kasich didn’t receive any contributions as of last month. Meanwhile, House Speaker Paul Ryan, the convention chair, sent shockwaves through the party when he told CNN he’s “just not ready” to throw his support behind Trump. “He’s going to need to understand really completely… how complex this world is”. And his aides, including Manafort, are shuttling between meetings with members of Congress and policy think tanks taking suggestions for policy papers. “The (Republicans) I beat are still giving me advice”.
