As I have stated before, I can't vote for Trump or Hillary ... hate them both equally!!! --- very good!
On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 9:03:14 AM UTC-5, brine wrote: > > As I have stated before, I can't vote for Trump or Hillary ... hate them > both equally!!! > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 7:26 AM, geoffrey theist <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I'll say this if you don't support Trump you are essentially voting for >> Hillary. those people are supporting Hillary because they are more in line >> with her thinking. Like him or not if you don't want to live in a global >> third world shit hole well what more can I say..... >> >> On Aug 10, 2016 6:13 AM, "Brian Bednarek" <[email protected] <javascript:>> >> wrote: >> >>> These folks are RINOS anyway they don't count >>> >>> I love when people say this when a Republican doesn't follow their >>> personal idea of what the GOP should be!!! >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 6:54 AM, geoffrey theist <[email protected] >>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>> >>>> These folks are RINOS anyway they don't count >>>> >>>> On Aug 10, 2016 5:07 AM, "geoffrey theist" <[email protected] >>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Republican is a term that has become meaningless. >>>>> >>>>> On Aug 9, 2016 10:57 PM, "plainolamerican" <[email protected] >>>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/08/09/donald-trump-susan-collins-republicans/88443642/ >>>>>> >>>>>> ...Hillary Clinton's campaign is pushing the idea of "Republicans for >>>>>> Clinton" and highlighting announcements by anti-Trump GOP members. >>>>>> >>>>>> "A growing number of Republicans are deciding that this election >>>>>> can’t be about party — it’s about doing what’s right for the country and >>>>>> electing someone who actually has the qualifications, fitness and >>>>>> temperament to serve as President and Commander-in-Chief,” Clinton >>>>>> spokesman Jesse Ferguson told USA TODAY. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, GOP donor Harry Sloan officially endorsed Clinton. Sloan, >>>>>> a former CEO of MGM, worked for previous Republican presidential >>>>>> nominees >>>>>> John McCain and Mitt Romney, and fundraised for Ohio Gov. John Kasich >>>>>> during this year's Republican primaries. >>>>>> >>>>>> In an interview with USA TODAY, Sloan said Clinton's focus on energy >>>>>> and immigration aligned with his priorities and he was impressed with >>>>>> her >>>>>> on a variety of other topics. He also said that her focus on >>>>>> infrastructure >>>>>> and education spending could help her with business Republicans. >>>>>> >>>>>> “I want to reach out to Republican leaders who held positions like I >>>>>> did on the 2016 campaigns, like I did with Kasich ... and bring them >>>>>> over," >>>>>> he said. >>>>>> >>>>>> Clinton visited a South Florida health center with a Republican on >>>>>> Tuesday, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez. While Gimenez — who >>>>>> backed >>>>>> Jeb Bush and then Marco Rubio in the primaries — has not endorsed >>>>>> Clinton, >>>>>> her press operation fired off a story from the Miami Herald announcing >>>>>> that >>>>>> the two would appear together. >>>>>> >>>>>> And Cindy Guerra, a former Republican chair of Broward County in >>>>>> Florida, also backed Clinton Tuesday, telling the Miami Herald that >>>>>> “it’s a >>>>>> matter of country over party — as cheesy and goofy as that sounds.” >>>>>> >>>>>> Later Tuesday a group of former Republican officials announced they'd >>>>>> be backing Clinton too. The group, R4C16 (Republicans for Clinton '16), >>>>>> included more than a dozen people. >>>>>> >>>>>> James K. Glassman, who was under secretary of State for Public >>>>>> Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the George W. Bush Administration, said >>>>>> in >>>>>> a statement that a vote for Clinton was a vote for Republicans down >>>>>> ballot. >>>>>> >>>>>> “In voting for Secretary Clinton in this election, we will also be >>>>>> voting for Republicans in Senate and House races. Retaining the Congress >>>>>> is >>>>>> critical for those of us who, unlike the man the GOP nominated, continue >>>>>> to >>>>>> believe in the principles of the party of Lincoln and Reagan – liberty >>>>>> and >>>>>> respect for the individual," he said. >>>>>> >>>>>> Many of the "Never Trumps" are older Republicans who have seen the >>>>>> party turn more conservative in recent decades. That group ranges from >>>>>> Brent Scowcroft, a national security adviser to presidents Gerald Ford >>>>>> and >>>>>> George H.W. Bush, to William Ruckelshaus, who headed the Environmental >>>>>> Protection Agency for presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. >>>>>> >>>>>> Other Trump opponents backed other candidates in the bruising >>>>>> Republican primaries. Rivals Ted Cruz and Kasich have pointedly refused >>>>>> to >>>>>> endorse the GOP nominee. >>>>>> >>>>>> One GOP lawmaker, Rep. Scott Rigell of Virginia, has endorsed the >>>>>> Libertarian candidate, former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson. >>>>>> >>>>>> Meanwhile, a new independent candidate, Evan McMullin — a former CIA >>>>>> operative and chief policy director for House Republicans — said in an >>>>>> open >>>>>> letter that while Clinton "is a corrupt career politician who has >>>>>> recklessly handled classified information," Trump is really no better. >>>>>> >>>>>> "Given his obvious personal instability, putting him in command of >>>>>> our military and nuclear arsenal would be deeply irresponsible," >>>>>> McMullin >>>>>> said. >>>>>> >>>>>> In her op-ed, Collins echoed other Republican critics in citing >>>>>> Trump's behavior, including his mocking of a reporter with a physical >>>>>> disability, his attacks on a federal judge's "Mexican heritage" and his >>>>>> dismissal of a Muslim couple who lost a son in Iraq. >>>>>> >>>>>> Collins' announcement came shortly after 50 national security >>>>>> officials signed a letter citing Trump's questioning of military >>>>>> alliances, >>>>>> as well as his "erratic" behavior. >>>>>> >>>>>> "He would be the most reckless president in American history," the >>>>>> letter said. >>>>>> >>>>>> Asked about that letter on Fox Business Network, Trump said some of >>>>>> his critics "would have loved" to have been part of his campaign, but he >>>>>> didn't want them. >>>>>> >>>>>> Previous elections have also seen party defections. >>>>>> >>>>>> During the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan attracted the support of >>>>>> many Democrats, especially in the South, who were en route to becoming >>>>>> Republicans as part of a larger political realignment across the >>>>>> country. >>>>>> Once solidly Democratic, the South is now Republican territory. >>>>>> >>>>>> Barry Goldwater, who brought a stronger conservative ideology to the >>>>>> Republican Party when he won its presidential nomination in 1964, also >>>>>> faced many critics inside the party. But political analyst Stuart >>>>>> Rothenberg pointed out that many of those critics in 1964 wound up >>>>>> endorsing — or at least not actively opposing — Goldwater, and that has >>>>>> not >>>>>> been the case this year with Trump. >>>>>> >>>>>> "This is off the charts," he said. >>>>>> >>>>>> The Republican opposition comes at a time when Trump is trying to >>>>>> build a coalition and address problems with large groups of voters, such >>>>>> as >>>>>> women and Hispanics. >>>>>> >>>>>> GOP pollster Whit Ayres said recent GOP presidential election winners >>>>>> received at least 91% of the Republican vote —Trump is now in the upper >>>>>> 70s. >>>>>> >>>>>> "He's about 10 to 15 points from where he needs to be among >>>>>> Republicans," said Ayres, who worked for Rubio during the primaries. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jennifer Duffy, a senior editor with The Cook Political Report, said >>>>>> Republican opposition "doesn't help" Trump, but it's hard to assess the >>>>>> impact right now because polls are volatile in the wake of the recent >>>>>> party >>>>>> conventions. >>>>>> >>>>>> "We don't know yet," she said. >>>>>> >>>>>> Trump and his aides said his emphasis on trade and lost manufacturing >>>>>> jobs is helping him make inroads with blue-collar voters in states like >>>>>> Pennsylvania and Ohio. They also said many voters across the country >>>>>> resent >>>>>> the carping from the Republican "elite." >>>>>> >>>>>> In his Fox interview, Trump said he doesn't plan to change the >>>>>> approach that got him this far. >>>>>> >>>>>> "I certainly don't think it's appropriate to start changing all of >>>>>> the sudden when you've been winning," Trump said. "I mean, I've beat >>>>>> many >>>>>> people and now we're down to one. And we'll see how it all works out. >>>>>> But I >>>>>> think it's going to work out well." >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>>>>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>>>>> >>>>>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>>>>> * It's active and moderated. 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