Trump and the Republican Party are still struggling with that unity thing
Did anyone seriously expect Donald Trump to play nicely with the Republican National Committee just because he needs their field and data expertise? Because he’s not, according to entirely believable...
View ArticleTrump campaign and RNC launch effort to pretend his supporters are diverse
Um. Hmm. This seems doomed to failure.Dozens of members of the National Diversity Coalition, a group of Trump volunteers of different races, ethnicities and religions, are scheduled to huddle Friday in...
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RNC votes unanimously that Coal is "Clean"
In an apparent effort to pander to coal producing areas and the Coal Barrons the RNC voted to declare coal to be “clean”.Republican platform declares coal is cleanBy Rebecca LeberThe Republican...
View ArticlePrimer on Trump replacement if needed
Additons/corrections eagerly asked forWhat happens if Trump withdraws:As someone who has suggested all along that there'd be some chance that either Trump ir Clinton might be replaced as nominees due...
View ArticleRepublican Party sees some staffers flee because they can't stomach Trump
Campaign ActionIt seems that despite Republican leaders like Paul Ryan staying on board the Trump train, some GOP operatives are not so comfortable putting their time and their reputations on the line...
View ArticleTrump Poll Questions Foreshadow The Campaign's Intent - It's Not Going To Get...
Between the poll numbers for Donald Trump, the people he has running his campaign, and the debates with Hillary Clinton coming up, are there any signs that Trump is going to elevate the tone of his...
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GOP Politburo Demands All Party Members Submit To Trump - Or Else
At last July's Republican convention, the party went to great lengths to portray themselves as united behind their nominee. It was an uphill effort considering many of the most prominent members of the...
View ArticleDownfall Reacts to Trump Tape (parody)
Just ran into this video (one of the numerous Downfall parodies on YouTube). It probably more accurately reflects the presidential race from a couple of days ago more than the current situation, but it...
View ArticleTrump is not getting any air cover from the Republican National Committee
The Republican National Committee is absolutely firm in its support of Donald Trump. Or so they say. The dollars might convince a beleaguered, suspicious Trump to see things differently:In 2004, the...
View ArticleDonald Trump is driving a wedge between the Republican Party and its top donors
The civil war Donald Trump has set off within the Republican Party is going hard on Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus, especially as some of the party’s big donors start to revolt...
View ArticleFederal judge orders RNC to detail 'ballot security' efforts with Trump campaign
The Republican National Committee has been curtailed by the law in what it can and can't do when it comes to people voting, and has been since 1981. That's because of the RNC's long history of trying...
View ArticleRNC chair will face challenger if Trump loses
As if there hasn’t been enough discord in the Republican party this year, if Donald Trump loses, a conservative outsider is preparing to challenge the chairman of the Republican National Committee for...
View ArticleThe Bully Mentality—Part II
I wrote several years ago about the bully mentality that has pervaded so much of our society and is now part of our political system. I wrote then: “The result has been more teenage suicides,...
View ArticleRepublicans, Trump campaign appear in numerous state courts to answer to...
Courts around the country have been busy today, as the Republican Party and the Donald Trump campaign have had to answer for their voter suppression plans and actual activities. Democrats are suing in...
View ArticleRepublican National Committee caught in a lie in voter intimidation case
The Democratic National Committee went to court last week, arguing that the Republican National Committee is in contempt of a longstanding legal agreement barring it from intimidating voters at the...
View ArticleReince Priebus Promotion Another Big Win for the Koch Caucus
by Mary BottariIn his first major signal of how he will govern post-election, Donald Trump chose Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus as his Chief of Staff. The flame throwing Breitbart...
View ArticleCSGOPOTD: Steve Scheffler- 2016 Update
On this day in both 2014, and in 2015, “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” posted its first two profiles of Steve Scheffler, a member of the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition and the 2012 Republican...
View ArticleCSGOPOTD: Tamara Scott- 2016 Update
On this date in both 2014, as well as 2015, “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” profiled Tamara Scott, a member of the Republican National Committee from Iowa, who hosts a conservative talk show...
View ArticleGOP may be breaking the law to save Donald Trump Jr paying his own legal bills
It’s easier to be rich if you never pay for anything. Donald Trump Sr. has certainly demonstrated this skill over and over as he’s tapped a “charity” paid for by others to pay his own legal bills and...
View ArticleGOP Senate committee cuts funding for Moore
Republicans with a slight lick of sense are continuing to abandon Roy Moore like the proverbial rats from a sinking ship. (durrati’s got two more.) But the latest bad news for American’s...
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