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Colorado's Republican delegates still don't like 'charlatan' and 'dirtbag' Trump
Source: The Guardian
Colorado's Republican delegates still don't like 'charlatan' and 'dirtbag' Trump
Emails shared with the Guardian reveal a deep divide among state
delegates, with supporters comparing Never Trumpers to opponents
of Jesus Christ
Ben Jacobs in Cleveland
Tuesday 12 July 2016 22.21 BST
The Colorado delegation to the Republican national convention has long been one of the most vocal redoubts of opposition to Donald Trump in the Republican party. But emails shared with the Guardian reveal how divisive the conflict over Trump has become, with supporters of the GOP nominee comparing Never Trumpers to opponents of Jesus Christ and using a 12-year-old to make threatening phone calls to coax anti-Trump delegates into supporting him.
In a thread started when Patrick Davis, the Trump campaign’s director in the Rocky Mountain State, emailed the entire delegation with a link to sign up to volunteer, supporters of both Trump and Ted Cruz engaged in angry recriminations. The emails were shared with the Guardian by a source within the delegation.
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This led to a cascade of criticisms and complaints from those skeptical of Trump. Many shared their resentment of the statement by Sarah Palin that those Republicans opposed to Trump’s candidacy were Rats (her acronym for “Republicans against Trump”). They cited lyrics from Les Misérables and their desire to “preserve the true conservative values of the party” in their refusal to support Trump, and railed against the presumptive nominee as “a charlatan” and even “a dirtbag”. None showed signs of moderation. As one said: “I’m a CAT (Conservative Against Trump) and voting Hillary for Prison.” They saw Trump as “not an actual Republican”.
In particular, there was a deep resentment at what they called “soft thug tactics” by Trump supporters to encourage them to support the presumptive nominee. ...
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Emails shared with the Guardian reveal a deep divide among state
delegates, with supporters comparing Never Trumpers to opponents
of Jesus Christ
Ben Jacobs in Cleveland
Tuesday 12 July 2016 22.21 BST
The Colorado delegation to the Republican national convention has long been one of the most vocal redoubts of opposition to Donald Trump in the Republican party. But emails shared with the Guardian reveal how divisive the conflict over Trump has become, with supporters of the GOP nominee comparing Never Trumpers to opponents of Jesus Christ and using a 12-year-old to make threatening phone calls to coax anti-Trump delegates into supporting him.
In a thread started when Patrick Davis, the Trump campaign’s director in the Rocky Mountain State, emailed the entire delegation with a link to sign up to volunteer, supporters of both Trump and Ted Cruz engaged in angry recriminations. The emails were shared with the Guardian by a source within the delegation.
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This led to a cascade of criticisms and complaints from those skeptical of Trump. Many shared their resentment of the statement by Sarah Palin that those Republicans opposed to Trump’s candidacy were Rats (her acronym for “Republicans against Trump”). They cited lyrics from Les Misérables and their desire to “preserve the true conservative values of the party” in their refusal to support Trump, and railed against the presumptive nominee as “a charlatan” and even “a dirtbag”. None showed signs of moderation. As one said: “I’m a CAT (Conservative Against Trump) and voting Hillary for Prison.” They saw Trump as “not an actual Republican”.
In particular, there was a deep resentment at what they called “soft thug tactics” by Trump supporters to encourage them to support the presumptive nominee. ...
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/12/colorado-republican-delegates-donald-trump-divide
