Dozens of Republicans to urge RNC to cut off funds for Trump

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

More than 70 Republicans have signed an open letter to Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus urging him to stop spending any money to help Donald Trump win in November and shift those contributions to Senate and House races.

The letter comes as a number of Republican senators and high-profile GOP national security officials have come forward saying they cannot vote for Trump.

“We believe that Donald Trump’s divisiveness, recklessness, incompetence, and record-breaking unpopularity risk turning this election into a Democratic landslide, and only the immediate shift of all available RNC resources to vulnerable Senate and House races will prevent the GOP from drowning with a Trump-emblazoned anchor around its neck,” states a draft of the letter obtained by POLITICO. “This should not be a difficult decision, as Donald Trump’s chances of being elected president are evaporating by the day.”

Former Sen. Gordon Humphrey of New Hampshire and former Reps. Chris Shays of Connecticut, Tom Coleman of Missouri and Vin Weber of Minnesota are among the Republicans lending their name to the letter. Close to 20 of the co-signers are former RNC staffers, including Mindy Finn (former RNC chief digital strategist), Christine Iverson Gunderson (former RNC press secretary), Virginia Hume Onufer (former RNC deputy press secretary), Beth Miller (former RNC field communications division director), Heather Layman (former deputy press secretary), B. Jay Cooper (former RNC communications director under four chairmen) and Patrick Ruffini (former RNC ecampaign director).

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/republicans-urge-rnc-cut-funds-trump-226918

[Happyhippychick]

1. I hope Trump explodes when he hears that one

[PatSeg]

2. Oh yes

That's the way to do it. It isn't feasible at this late date to disown or replace him as their nominee, but there is no reason they should have to pay for his crap. He certainly is no asset to the RNC.

[Jade Fox]

11. Agree. It's the only smart move......

for the RNC at this point.

However, I hope their paralysis in dealing with the Frankenstein monster continues because, frankly, I want Trump to take down other Republican candidates with him.

[PatSeg]

13. Absolutely

That will be delicious.

There comes a point when you have to accept you are going to lose and lose big. Might as well salvage whatever you can from the mess. If they are lucky, they will lose a lot of the fringe Tea Party candidates and down the road, they can rebuild their party, well maybe. A lot damage out there.

[Doodley]

3. But Trump is self-funding and worth ten billion dollars. Why would he need any RNC cash?

[pnwmom]

6. He's been raising large sums for the RNC, so he expects his share of it. This will infuriate him. n/

[wordpix]

17. good, I'd love to see open warfare among the R's & I am not talking bloodshed

but bro against bro mud wrestling

[bucolic_frolic]

8. He can't put his mouth where his money is

because it's up his ........ keester.

[crosinski]

4. If I was Trump, I wouldn't be expecting to get my engagement ring back either.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Nice try, Republicans

Please, spend more and more, because we will match you dollar for dollar,
there are more of us than of you, and you can't influence any of us.

And I do want to tell ya, expect the strength of common people when
faced with oppression such as the slop you've served up these 35 years.

We've got you on the run and we're going to finish the job until you
drown in your proverbial bathtub.

[Lochloosa]

7. KICK AND REC

[MelSC]

9. I like that fighting spirit!

Nt

[wordpix]

15. hear, hear! or here, here!

[cyberswede]

10. Sorry, but they deserve that "Trump-emblazoned anchor."

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If he weren't tanking in the polls, they'd gleefully accept any support they could get from the crazy Trump voters.

[SunSeeker]

12. He doesn't need it anyway! He's a self-funding billionaire!

[sofa king]

14. Trickle-down funding, chumps!

Now you arses can learn that trickle-down economics is actually a golden shower.

[wordpix]

16. "trickle-down economics is actually a golden shower" DUzy

[Gman]

18. Although Trymp has his people in place at the RNC

The GOP money people control the party's purse.

They're in a panic.