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Donald Trumps Campaign Stumbles as It Tries to Go BigBy ASHLEY PARKER and MAGGIE HABERMAN at the NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/28/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=fb-nytpolitics&smtyp=cur&_r=1
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Candidate Trump needs to better understand that he is now the titular head of the G.O.P., said Scott W. Reed, senior political strategist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. His words and actions will have an impact on the over 6,000 G.O.P. candidates running for office from federal races down to the courthouse.
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Asked for comment about his management style, and the current state of his campaign, Mr. Trump declined, criticizing the reporters writing this article. You two wouldnt know how to write a good story about me if you tried dream on, Mr. Trump said in an email relayed by his spokeswoman, Hope Hicks.
So far, Mr. Trump has shown little inclination to adjust to a political world. His penchant for setting up competition and infusing tension between his subordinates has carried over from his real estate company.
He certainly does love playing people against each other, but in my experience he knew how to make me reach my potential, said Sam Nunberg, who was fired from the campaign in 2015 after a series of clashes with the campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski. You become very committed in that environment.
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Donald Trump’s Campaign Stumbles as It Tries to Go Big (Original Post)
applegrove
May 2016
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applegrove
(118,778 posts)1. Looks to me like the GOP is leaking a story to the NY Times in order to inform Trump of their
worries. If so, the GOP got nobody who Trump will listen to.
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)2. Wow. He really is an albatross for them. Of the worst kind, too
...because he doesn't give a shit about anyone but himself. And I dont think he can really control his emotions or his mouth. Oh, I can dream of the sweet damage he can inflict on their downline.