Citizens Dedicated To Preserving Our Constitutional Republic
REPUBLICAN PARTY:
 |
Businessman Donald Trump (New York) |
 |
Former Governor Jeb Bush (Florida) |
 |
Dr. Ben Carson (Florida) |
 |
Governor Chris Christie (New Jersey) |
 |
US Senator Ted Cruz (Texas) |
 |
Former IRS Commissioner Mark Everson (Mississippi) |
 |
Businesswoman Carly Fiorina (Virginia) |
 |
Former Governor Jim Gilmore (Virginia) |
 |
US Senator Lindsey Graham (South Carolina) |
 |
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (Florida) |
 |
Governor Bobby Jindal (Louisiana) |
 |
Governor John Kasich (Ohio) |
 |
Former Governor George Pataki (New York) |
 |
US Senator Rand Paul (Kentucky) |
 |
US Senator Marco Rubio (Florida) |
 |
Former US Senator Rick Santorum (Pennsylvania) |
|
Replies are closed for this discussion.
As promised, Washington elites began their attack on Donald Trump this week.
GOP elites promised last week to take down Trump after Labor Day.
The ad took a quote from Trump from over a decade ago.
The Club for Growth released two ads claiming Republican Donald Trump will raise taxes more than Hillary Clinton and Socialist Bernie Sanders.
.
What a pathetic ad.
Club for Growth is running the ads in Iowa.
Donald Trump responded today.
My plan will lower taxes for our country, not raise them. Phony @club4growth says I will raise taxes—just another lie.
.@club4growth asked me for $1 million. I said no. Now falsely advertising that I will raise taxes. I’ll lower big league for middle class.
There is going to be tidal waves of attacks against him. They want him to go away so things can go back to establishment rules.
Red Francis is coming to America next week.
The radical left-wing pope is expected to push global warming junk science, Socialism and illegal immigration.
What did Catholics do to deserve this guy?
Pope Francis is expected to battle Trump on illegal immigration in America.
The Pope called for all countries to open their borders to all immigrants in several recent speeches.
This kook is dangerous.
Reuters reported:
Pope Francis on Wednesday called for respect for migrants and suggested that “people and institutions” who close doors to them should seek forgiveness from God.
The pope’s appeal, made at the end of his weekly general audience, came amid growing debate in Europe on how to deal with an immigrant crisis that has included clashes at the French-Italian borer between police and migrants.
“I invite you all to ask forgiveness for the persons and the institutions who close the door to these people who are seeking a family, who are seeking to be protected,” he said in unscripted remarks delivered in a somber voice.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/09/pope-francis-to-battle-trum...
The Pope called for all countries to open their borders to all immigrants in several recent speeches.
This kook is dangerous.
Yeah just like all the other leftist kooks.
This pope is nothing more than a leftist puppet.
Vice President Joe Biden attacked leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump over his strong stance against illegal immigration in remarks made Tuesday evening to a crowd gathered at the Vice Presidential mansion in Washington, D.C. for Hispanic Heritage Month.
A pool report picked up by news outlets relayed Biden’ caustic remarks.
““I walked out of the house just as Trump was talking on the television,” Biden said. “Folks, this will not prevail. This will not prevail.””
CNN:
“”I don’t want anybody to be down right now about what’s going on in the Republican Party,” Biden said at the backyard reception, held around the swimming pool at his Washington residence.
““There’s one guy absolutely denigrating an entire group of people, appealing to the baser side of human nature, working on this notion of xenophobia in a way that hasn’t occurred in a long time, since the Know-Nothing Party back at the end of the 19th century,” Biden said. “Folks, the American people are with us. I know it doesn’t feel that way, but I’m telling you, I’m telling you the American people agree with us.”
“Biden said instead that Americans were more drawn to the message of Pope Francis, who will visit Washington next week.
““This will pass: the Trump stuff, and that stuff that you’re hearing on the other team,” he said. “This is about a sick message. This message had been tried on America before. We always, always, always, always, always overcome it.”“
“At the end of his remarks, a few people in the crowd shouted, “Run Joe, run!”
“Biden, making the sign of the cross as he hurried away from the podium, said “Oh no, no, no, no, no” as if to stave off the topic.”
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/09/biden-attacks-trump-on-ille...
I would love to see Joe run tripping over his ever present foot in mouth.
Hillary Clinton released a short message today to victims of sexual assault.
“Don’t let anyone silence your voice.”
Dana Loesch posted this epic response:
“Close, but no cigar.”
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/09/close-but-no-cigar-epic-res...
September 15, 2015, 02:07 pm
By Jonathan Swan
"A super PAC backing Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is going negative, circulating an email that yokes her chief rival Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to some of the more controversial remarks made by Jeremy Corbyn, the United Kingdom's new Labour Party leader, including his praise for the late Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan leader who provided discounted fuel to Vermont in a deal supported by Sanders."
Sanders is a joke and Clinton is a criminal but wait maybe joe will save the day. The left is running on empty.
September 16, 2015, 06:00 am
By Jonathan Easley
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Republican establishment candidates face a new challenge in Wednesday night’s second GOP presidential debate: how to capture the excitement of primary voters that is now squarely behind the outsiders.
Meanwhile, front-runner Donald Trump, second-place Ben Carson and rising star Carly Fiorina have to show they could lead the country.
Here’s a look at what Republicans say each candidate needs to do for a successful showing Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Donald Trump
Republicans say the billionaire businessman will need to conjure all of his skills as a supremely confident showman and entertainer to handle the increased scrutiny and attacks likely headed his way.
However, many Republicans say he also needs to display a strong grasp of policy while laying out a vision for the country that goes beyond the insistence that he’ll “make America great again” by “winning” at everything.
Of course, the normal rules don’t seem to apply to Trump, who led the RealClearPolitics average of polls on Tuesday with 30 percent support.
“I’m not sure he needs to do anything other than continue to be the dominant alpha male,” said GOP strategist Ford O’Connell. “It’s worked for him so far.”
Ben Carson
Carson can seek to build on the anti-establishment sentiment that has carried him into second place and has helped him gain on Trump, coming within 4 points of the front-runner in a CBS/New York Times poll released Tuesday.
Republicans say the next step for Carson, who grew out of poverty in Detroit to become a world-renowned neurosurgeon, is convincing voters that he has the policy chops of a president and the temperament of a commander in chief.
“He’s got to explain how what he’s done in the past will translate into effective political leadership,” Republican pollster David Winston said. “Everyone knows he’s a brilliant doctor, but people need to hear how that skill set transfers over to governance.”
Jeb Bush
The former Florida governor can’t appear to be bullied by Trump, but he must also maintain the steady and high-minded presence that has won him the support of many party establishment figures.
Perhaps most importantly, Bush needs to display humor and fire to reverse the “low-energy” designation Trump has branded him with.
“The only time he showed passion at the last debate was when he was defending Common Core,” said Doug Gross, an Iowa Republican operative. “He needs to show that passion for everything to dispel this notion that he’s just a wonk.”
Ted Cruz
The Texas senator is waiting for the frenzy of anti-establishment support that has so far cottoned on to Trump and Carson to turn his way. Republicans say that’s a fine strategy for the debate as well.
Unlike some of his rivals, Cruz has no beef with Trump, and he isn’t at this point desperate for a breakout moment.
“It’s going to be hard to stand out and overshadow Trump if you’re not going after him,” said Republican strategist Matt Mackowiak, who also writes for The Hill’s Contributors blog. “He should just continue to make the argument that he’s the most conservative candidate on stage and be ready to win over grassroots conservatives if Trump or Carson falter.”
Marco Rubio
Rubio failed to gain traction in the polls after the last debate, when many pundits viewed him as the standout performer.
Still, Republicans say the Florida senator should stick to a message that couples his inspirational story of growing up the child of immigrants with the notion that he’s the youthful future of the party.
Rubio has sought to portray himself as the foremost foreign policy hawk in the GOP field. With national security being a pet issue for debate moderator Hugh Hewitt, Rubio needs to be ready to own the issue.
“It’s an opportunity for him to re-stake his claim there,” said Republican strategist Charlie Black.
Carly Fiorina
The former Hewlett-Packard CEO’s feud with Trump has boiled over in recent weeks.
But Republicans say Fiorina, who will be debating the top-polling candidates for the first time, would do well to stay above the fray and focus on the story of how she arrived as the only woman on the prime-time stage.
“This is a very different moment for her from the last time,” Winston said. “She needs to make the case about why her background has prepared her to be president and what skills she brings that the others don’t have.”
Scott Walker
Walker, who has fallen dramatically in the polls, may need a strong debate performance more than anyone else onstage.
The Wisconsin governor has vowed to bring more fire to the debate, something Republicans say was noticeably lacking from the last one, when he described himself as “aggressively normal.”
Walker’s proposal this week to eliminate federal employee unions could help keep him on message; Republicans say he has been blown off course chasing the news cycle.
“He went from looking like a true conservative and a fighter to just another politician,” Gross said. “Some passion out of him is essential.”
John Kasich
Republicans say Kasich is still in the enviable position of introducing himself to many voters for the first time, giving him the freedom to showcase his record as Ohio governor and his nearly two decades in the House.
He’ll also need to outline the differences between himself and Bush. They share the same baggage related to their support for Common Core and immigration reform.
“He did well with compassionate conservative message at the first debate and showed fire and emotion while doing it,” said Doug Heye, former communications director for the Republican National Committee. “Stick with what got you here.”
Mike Huckabee, Chris Christie and Rand Paul
Huckabee’s rush to embrace Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk arrested for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, likely makes the former Arkansas governor “the sole beneficiary of that political episode, and he needs it to remind voters of how strong he’s been on issues important to social conservatives,” Mackowiak said.
For Christie, “it’s time for him to start punching up,” Mackowiak said. A combative but controlled performance could remind conservatives of the straight-talking New Jersey governor they once swooned over.
Paul has been “completely marginalized,” O’Connell said. In a move that has doomed other desperate candidates, the Kentucky senator is committed to taking on Trump. Republicans say his bigger focus should be to re-energize a libertarian base that seems to have cooled on his candidacy.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/253774-repub...
Instead of strategy I would prefer Honesty.
Legislative News
Congressional Quarterly
C-SPAN
Roll Call
Stateline.org
The Hill
Washington Post
Politics Section
Boston Globe
Dallas News
Denver Post
Los Angeles Times
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Stop Island Park Wildlife Overpasses
Seattle Times
NY Times
Washington Post
Washington Times
USA Today
Beltway Buzz
CQ Politics
First Read
The Hotline
The Note
The Page
Washington Wire
Mike Allen's Playbook
Politico
Roll Call
The Hill
CNN Political Ticker
The Swamp
The Fix
Washington Whispers
Fish Bowl DC
Online Political Sites
Alternative Press Index
Capitol Hill Blue
CommonDreams.org
Digg.com Politics
Drudge Report
Political Insider
Political Wire
Politico
PopPolitics
Real Clear Politics
Salon.com
Slate
Stateline.org
TCOT Report
TomPaine.com
US Politics Guide
© 2024 Created by WTPUSA.
Powered by
