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Trump refuses to support Paul Ryan, John McCain in upcoming Republican primaries

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Posted by Fred 2016-08-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

I am now at the point of voicing the 'sum of my worst fears.'

Have we underestimated the Clinton's? Is Trump, like Sanders, a populist hologram, a political decoy who was never designed to ascend to the top office in the land ?

Is all of this a rather large Kabuki Dance ?

Posted by Besoeker 2016-08-03 04:22|| 2016-08-03 04:22|| Front Page Top

#2 "And I’m just not quite there yet. I’m not quite there yet." is just tossing Ryan's own words back at him. I like it. McShame and Ayotte, no loss unless the Republicans can't hold the Senate without them. Holding the Sanate with them is sort of a wash because of their squishiness...

Posted by M. Murcek 2016-08-03 06:57|| 2016-08-03 06:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Two can play the game of with-holding support. Trump has a great deal of support; refusal of his support could be enough to get rid of these turncoat Beltway Party RINOs.

Posted by JohnQC 2016-08-03 07:44|| 2016-08-03 07:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Kinda like watching cockroaches run from a bug bomb...the RINOs are scared to death of Donald and seem to think clinging to Hildabeast will help them in the primaries...NOT.

SO all of these RINOs are going to be out of work soon.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2016-08-03 09:39|| 2016-08-03 09:39|| Front Page Top

#5 Do not believe that Huelskamp was defeated because he was a "never Trump" supporter. He was defeated because establishment Republicans poured incredible amounts of money and expertise into the campaign to elect a Rino and to get rid of one of the more conservative members of Congress.
Lost a good one last night.

Posted by bman 2016-08-03 10:37|| 2016-08-03 10:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Indeed bman, totally a machine bag man.

I think Heulskamp was snuck attack; there was about 3-4 weeks where there was nothing but Marshall ads, professionally done, big money needed. Associated family came across him professionally, total asshole.

Looks like both parties are purging.

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-08-03 11:11|| 2016-08-03 11:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Ryan is a young gun bought off by DC globalist/Saudi money. Just like my rep Mike Turner.
McCain said he "got it" last primary and quickly returned to his rino self.

Presidential candidates rarely endorse in primaries anyway.

I say see ya later to all three.

Posted by jvalentour 2016-08-03 11:29|| 2016-08-03 11:29|| Front Page Top

#8 I think green ribbon McCain pledged his status to be a sales rep for some of that sweet, sweet 2Fast2Furious arms money action to once a future ISIS.

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-08-03 12:46|| 2016-08-03 12:46|| Front Page Top

#9 Nehlen has been steadily chipping away at Ryan. By election day, who knows?

Posted by JohnQC 2016-08-03 13:55|| 2016-08-03 13:55|| Front Page Top

#10 Is there anyone decent going up against Paul Ryan and John McCain? Are those folks pro-Trump? Trump could go a long way just doing photo ops with such folks while visiting their states. Give those alternates a chance to use the picture of them with Trump in their own ads and Trump wouldn't have to do anything.

Posted by rjschwarz 2016-08-03 14:58|| 2016-08-03 14:58|| Front Page Top

#11 So Trump's not even close to being a Conservative. In fact he's taken Liberal positions most of his life. He's only recently declared himself to be a Republican and ever since has shown nothing but contempt for the party. And yet his cheerleaders never hesitate to bash the "RINO's". Does anyone else see the irony here?

Posted by DepotGuy 2016-08-03 15:52|| 2016-08-03 15:52|| Front Page Top

#12 I'm no huge fan of Ryan, and I'm not really trusting Nehlen (he has LOTS of personal and business baggage). Nehlen all of a sudden has LOTS of cash, mostly all from out of state, based on his campaign's disclosure.

The Dems would like nothing better than see Ryan purged and Nehlen is a guy they can beat pretty easily. Lots of Dems voting for him in next week's primary (you do not have to declare in Wisconsin). They then couldn't vote for the Dem primary ticket, but what difference does it make?

Won't happen that way in November, though.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2016-08-03 15:59|| 2016-08-03 15:59|| Front Page Top

#13 @DepotGuy

And Reagan was a Dem most of his life.

Regarding RINO hunting, they been exposed as globalists who are working against Main Street and the middle class. Open Borders, H1B1, the Browning of America, no budget for 8 years, the Iran Deal, TPP, the continue funding of ObamaCare - they deserve every bit of bashing they receive.

Posted by mossomo 2016-08-03 19:52|| 2016-08-03 19:52|| Front Page Top

#14 CC Heulskamp
Wife said he berated the press then kicked them out of his election acceptance. Something about them a bunch of slanderers totally on the primary opponent's side.

He was one of the good guys; got kicked off the Ag Committee for opposing a pork bill, very pro-2nd. Establishment serves its revenge to protect its well cultivated night soil.

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-08-03 19:59|| 2016-08-03 19:59|| Front Page Top

#15 So your concerned about the "Browning of America " you say? Hmmm...yep that explains the irony.

Posted by DepotGuy 2016-08-03 20:38|| 2016-08-03 20:38|| Front Page Top

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