“I’m going to Israel, and I’ll be meeting with Bibi Netanyahu, who’s a great guy”, Trump said, calling himself “very, very pro-Israel”.
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“I believe Donald Trump is destroying the Republican Party”, Graham said.
John Kasich shot first but Donald Trump has guns of his own, and vowed to use them.
Taking the stage just minutes after Cruz told attendees that turning out social conservatives was the key to Republicans winning next year’s presidential race, Graham ripped into the Texas senator. “Candidates shouldn’t go near this ground other than to say that your wife or daughter is offended by what Trump said”. “I’m going to be meeting with (Prime Minister) Bibi Netanyahu”. Although Trump has taken relatively mild potshots against Carson, compared with the real estate mogul’s criticisms of other candidates – branding former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush as “low energy”, for example – Carson may have some self-inflicted political wounds.
A seven-page internal memo obtained and published Wednesday by the Washington Post laid out a plan in September to staffers at the National Senatorial Campaign Committee (NRSC) on how to deal with Trump if he wins the nomination next summer.
Although Republicans now hold a slim majority in the U.S. Senate, the party needs to hold several competitive seats in order to maintain their majority.
“It is really easy to get it off your chest and to say, ‘yeah, I’m really angry and I want this person.’ But the closer you get to the election, the more people think, hmm, yeah I want change, but I want safe change”. “And if you vote for me, Iran will never have nuclear weapons”.
Trump had 34% of the support last month and since July has been on top of most polls with Republicans.
Trump is leading the field at almost 30% in most polls – Graham rarely hits the 1% mark in polling.
Beyond immigration, Graham took issue with fellow candidates’ absolutist stance on abortion, which he said was out of touch. We consume too many of them, too often. “You think you’re going to win an election with that kind of garbage?”
He also knocked Cruz and Florida Sen.
“Ted Cruz doesn’t have an exception for rape and incest” and would therefore lose, Graham said.
The party said it will spend the proceeds to help re-elect U.S. Sen.
Rubio began his speech at a forum that the Republican Jewish Coalition sponsored, offering thoughts and prayers to the San Bernardino community.
“Want to talk a little bit about foreign policy?” he said. His support among evangelical Christians now appears to be eroding, as well.
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Amid the applause, some audience members could be heard saying “No”. Graham asked during his speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition in Washington, D.C. It’s called Muslims. You know our current president is one.
