Oh man, I've just been reading about the whole family. if there were ever a metaphor for the disintegration of American unity and possibly nationhood this must surely take honorable mention
By Brooke Singman | Fox News
EXCLUSIVE: More than two-dozen former Republican members of Congress threw their support behind a “Republicans for Biden” effort being launched Monday by the Democratic presidential nominee's campaign to engage potential GOP supporters this November.
The announcement comes on the first day of the Republican National Convention, as delegates prepare to formally re-nominate President Trump on Monday.
In their respective convention agendas, each party has sought to showcase converted supporters. Joe Biden's list of Republican supporters, shared first with Fox News, includes a number of well-known Trump critics, most notably former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona.
Last fall, he penned an op-ed urging lawmakers to abandon the president and save their "souls," as he backed impeachment. He's since said he won't vote for Trump, but had held off on a formal Biden endorsement until now.
Some others on the list had already backed the former vice president, including former Republican Sens. Gordon Humphrey of New Hampshire (who is now an independent) and John Warner of Virginia. They're joined by a number of former Republican House members:
Former Reps. Steve Bartlett of Texas, Bill Clinger of Pennsylvania, Tom Coleman of Missouri, Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania, Charles Djou of Hawaii, Mickey Edwards of Oklahoma, Wayne Gilchrest of Maryland, Jim Greenwood of Pennsylvania, Bob Inglis of South Carolina, Jim Kolbe of Arizona, Steve Kuykendall of California, Ray LaHood of Illinois (who served as Transportation secretary in the Obama administration), Jim Leach of Iowa, Connie Morella of Maryland, Mike Parker of Mississippi, Jack Quinn of New York, Claudine Schneider of Rhode Island, Chris Shays of Connecticut, Peter Smith of Vermont, Alan Steelman of Texas, Bill Whitehurst of Virginia, Dick Zimmer of New Jersey, and Jim Walsh of New York.
A Biden campaign official told Fox News the endorsements are a “strong rebuke” of Trump and his administration.
“These former members of Congress cited Trump’s corruption, destruction of democracy, blatant disregard for moral decency, and urgent need to get the country back on course as a reason why they support Biden,” the Biden campaign official told Fox News.
“These former Members of Congress are supporting Joe Biden because they know what’s at stake in this election and that Trump’s failures as President have superseded partisanship,” the official continued.
Meanwhile, the official told Fox News that Flake, who repeatedly clashed with the president during his time in the Senate and even floated challenging him, is expected to make remarks Monday afternoon on why he is supporting Biden.
The “Republicans for Biden” program is part of the campaign’s national effort to engage Republicans who plan to vote for the Democratic nominee in November.
The Biden campaign is urging Republicans who plan to support Biden in the general election to encourage other Republicans to organize in their communities by using their “Vote Joe” app and other tools. A Biden campaign official said the app leverages existing relationships among supporters and allows them to identify and engage new supporters and potential persuadable supporters.
The campaign also sends mass text messages from the app encouraging volunteers and providing updates on events.
The Democratic National Convention, which concluded last week, also featured appearances from a number of Republicans -- including former Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich, former GOP Rep. Susan Molinari of New York, former Republican New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman and others.
Trump allies countered that the parade of Republicans included several who either were known Trump detractors or who had backed Democrats in other recent elections.
"John was a loser as a Republican. Never even came close," Trump also remarked last week, swiping at his former primary rival's 2016 performance.
While Democrats will do what they can this week to steal GOP thunder during their convention (just as the Trump campaign did during the Democrats'), the president is poised to quickly reclaim the spotlight.
He is expected to not just deliver an address on Thursday to accept his re-nomination—he will appear each night.
A Trump campaign official told Fox News that Trump will be "actively engaged in each night" of the convention; his appearances are likely to take place during the 10 p.m. hour.
The Trump campaign announced the full roster of speakers for the convention on Sunday. The list shows that other members of the Trump family will appear each night, including first lady Melania Trump; the president's children: Ivanka, Tiffany, Donald Jr., and Eric and his wife Lara Trump. And they're sure to feature converted supporters as well, including Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, who announced last year he was switching parties to become a Republican.
Other speakers will include Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and UFC president Dana White.
Originally Posted by lost in melb.
Team Trump has the enemy's entire playbook, why else do you think they are letting the enemies expend every last bit of their ammo? They knew the virus was coming just as they knew the race war was was coming.
You think they didnt know Flake was amongst the traitors?
Last edited by FBD; 08-24-2020 at 12:09 PM.
that was how long it took for you to miss pretty much all the pertinent facts on another thing tangentially related to trump?Literally 2 hours later(bad way to say consuming msm propaganda again?
) I think I mentioned the Lincoln project before and how they are a bunch of Rinos, guess who's husband works for them, guess who's daughter has been targeted for a long time as they go pick at anyone close to trump?
Conway's daughter is absolutely brainwashed - this is what happens when you outsource the raising of your kids...really what this appears to be, with both she and her husband leaving their positions to focus on family, is that they realized "oh shit we failed at raising our daughter and she's become one of those insufferable commie shitlibs."
Look at Romney....utterly pathetic
Last edited by FBD; 08-24-2020 at 01:09 PM.
Kellyanne Conway resigned today. It's nothing to do with MSM.
You think they didnt know Flake was amongst the traitors?
remember back in ww2 when the allies broke the axis comms and knew everything they had going on?
My grandfather was a captain in the German army. Explained to me why it's technically impossible for them to have broken that...remember back in ww2 when the allies broke the axis comms and knew everything they had going on?
But that's an aside. An alternative theory is that the Trump camp is pretty much brainless, but good at spontaneous distraction
is that even a theory, or is that complete unadulterated MSM lies
PorkChopSandwiches (08-24-2020)
They all tweet when they resign. it's not hard to put the pieces together.
Trump theory is my one, based on Trump and his microphone/keyboard - basic stuff like coming and goings is not really subject to msm distortion, is it?
She has been having a hell of a tough home life..
lost in melb. (08-24-2020)
I, for one, am a big fan of Trump trolling the fuck out of the traitors and those they've brainwashed, but mostly, its the traitors
KevinD (08-24-2020)
I think it hurts his standing with moderates. Most people want an adult president, not a catty tweeting 16 year old girl. I mean, tweets can be OK, but the stupid shit he tweets and shares is very unprofessional and not be-fitting the leader of the free world.
KevinD (08-24-2020), lost in melb. (08-24-2020), PorkChopSandwiches (08-24-2020)
and to what extent would that particular meme even be out there if the msm hadnt been saying it since the 2016 republican convention?
KevinD (08-24-2020)
jus sayin'... He's very unprofessional. Tweeter can be used to put your proper word out there, or it can be used like a petulant child would use it.
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