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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(8,168 posts)
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 09:31 PM Mar 10

Some Republicans are voicing anger over election of Lara Trump to RNC

Some Republicans are voicing anger over election of Lara Trump to RNC

Lara Trump, who is married to Donald Trump's son Eric Trump, was elected to the role with chairman Michael Whatley - another of the former president's supporters -- at a meeting in Houston, Texas, the RNC said in a news release Friday.

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Many people online said that they are officially "no longer a Republican" while others said the GOP gets "progressively worse" with each new party boss and that the "nepotism on display" would amount to a "major Democrat party victory."

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Some, like U.S. Navy veteran Dan Stilwell, said that they would "not donate another penny" to the Republican Party as long as Lara Trump remains involved in its leadership. Others said that they would change from Republican to Independent, or vote for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the 2024 presidential election.

"Remember-Laura Trump said 'every single penny' will be spent on Trump," Kyle Sweetser, who identified themselves as a "Haley Republican," said on social media. "Pair that with the RNC resolution to ban paying Trump's legal bills being shot down, the GOP is in for a whole lot of losing in 2024."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/some-republicans-are-voicing-anger-over-election-of-lara-trump-to-rnc/ar-BB1jEmSH

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Some Republicans are voicing anger over election of Lara Trump to RNC (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 10 OP
The more the BETTER! elleng Mar 10 #1
While I don't want this to happen... forgotmylogin Mar 11 #25
I do like 'lamest duck that ever quacked!' elleng Mar 11 #26
I'm thinking dark money from foreign countries will mucifer Mar 10 #2
The GOP is now merely the tRump Fluff Fund Blue Owl Mar 10 #3
Exactly..... a kennedy Mar 10 #5
agreed BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 10 #12
Ah, ya think??? a kennedy Mar 10 #4
What is it gonna take for the rethug party to MOMFUDSKI Mar 10 #6
Reading skills, for one thing...... lastlib Mar 10 #9
Expect they will be over it in a few weeks. But trump is attracting a good number Silent Type Mar 10 #7
Good move...for Democrats. lees1975 Mar 10 #8
Election? Why does the word 'rigged' come to mind? keithbvadu2 Mar 10 #10
i just hope she keeps her promise and all the money is spent on drumpf Takket Mar 10 #11
They can suck it up. I hope the Trumps fuck them six ways to Sunday and leave them nothing. Autumn Mar 10 #13
lol What could go Wrong with another TSF disciple in Charge? Cha Mar 10 #14
How dare 'some republicans' question don the dictator spanone Mar 10 #15
Too late, fellas. You've had many chances to bring down TSF/TFG, most notably all of 2016... Hekate Mar 10 #16
Exactly. TSExile Mar 10 #17
How else is little Donny going to get his money to pay his judgements? AllyCat Mar 11 #18
He can stroke out after losing yet another election. Dulcinea Mar 11 #20
Done deal. Old Crank Mar 11 #19
Just protecting the inheritance. republianmushroom Mar 11 #21
Well some republicans better march in lockstep Emile Mar 11 #22
Wow. Another soon-to-be bankrupt entity, at the hands of djt...what in the world is the GOP thinking? SWBTATTReg Mar 11 #23
Just wait until she becomes the VP pick Johonny Mar 11 #24
What could go wrong? Kid Berwyn Mar 11 #27
Thoughts and prayers HAB911 Mar 11 #28
I hope she diverts every penny of RNC money to pay her father-in-law's legal bills and judgments. LonePirate Mar 11 #29
+1000 ZonkerHarris Mar 11 #34
The shithole's crime family.................................... Lovie777 Mar 11 #30
"the GOP is in for a whole lot of losing in 2024." - Make it so, DU! FSogol Mar 11 #31
Win at all costs. The Unmitigated Gall Mar 11 #32
Dark money doesnt care...... getagrip_already Mar 11 #33

forgotmylogin

(7,540 posts)
25. While I don't want this to happen...
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 02:46 PM
Mar 11

It'd be hilarious if Trump won, but because he took all the campaign money from down-ballot Republican races both houses flipped solid Democrat so he'd be the lamest duck that ever quacked.

mucifer

(23,624 posts)
2. I'm thinking dark money from foreign countries will
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 09:36 PM
Mar 10

Send millions to republican congresspeople

It’s a good investment for them.

Dark money is legal. Thanks “supreme” court.

lastlib

(23,381 posts)
9. Reading skills, for one thing......
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 09:57 PM
Mar 10

Critical thinking skills would be second.

Neither are abundant among the Groupies Of Putin party.

Let's hope, for our country's sake, that they don't acquire them for a few more years--easier to beat them down to oblivion this way.

Silent Type

(3,045 posts)
7. Expect they will be over it in a few weeks. But trump is attracting a good number
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 09:52 PM
Mar 10

of detractors within the party.

lees1975

(3,937 posts)
8. Good move...for Democrats.
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 09:56 PM
Mar 10

Let's see, we're going to reduce the GOP fundraising machine to a mechanism that sucks out cash to pay Trump's legal bills while Democrats raise record amounts of money to spend on their campaigns. That works for me.

Takket

(21,707 posts)
11. i just hope she keeps her promise and all the money is spent on drumpf
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 10:02 PM
Mar 10

at the expense of all the down ballot candidates.

I wonder how all those down ballot people feel about drumpf now knowing he's going to slop up the whole budget and leave them unfunded.

Yeah...... i know what you are thinking, and you are right... they will all still adore him and lick his boots, and blame Biden, somehow, for their lack of money.

Hekate

(91,020 posts)
16. Too late, fellas. You've had many chances to bring down TSF/TFG, most notably all of 2016...
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 10:53 PM
Mar 10

It’s been horrifying to watch the GOP not do it. So now I have to ask: what did you think was going to happen? Now the RNC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trump Inc….

TSExile

(2,552 posts)
17. Exactly.
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 11:22 PM
Mar 10

I have no sympathy whatsoever for them. He should have been history in October 2016 when the Access Hollywood tape was leaked - but NOOOOOO!!

AllyCat

(16,267 posts)
18. How else is little Donny going to get his money to pay his judgements?
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 10:15 AM
Mar 11

I really hope he bleeds the RNC dry so they have no money to campaign.

Also, I hope he strokes/goes to jail/loses in no particular order.

Old Crank

(3,677 posts)
19. Done deal.
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 11:50 AM
Mar 11

They spent all their time and energy supporting him, knowing what he is and was, and now complain that no one stands up to him while they all voted to primary out any reasonable members of the party.

SWBTATTReg

(22,214 posts)
23. Wow. Another soon-to-be bankrupt entity, at the hands of djt...what in the world is the GOP thinking?
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 01:03 PM
Mar 11

That's okay. W/ this move, they certainly pissed off a lot of people as well eventually bankrupting the Party.

LonePirate

(13,444 posts)
29. I hope she diverts every penny of RNC money to pay her father-in-law's legal bills and judgments.
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 02:59 PM
Mar 11

The RNC and Republicans need to start paying a price (literally and figuratively) for cozying up to that wannabe dictator and his family. Losing elections because of a lack of funding due to these payments is as good as any other lesson for them to learn.

The Unmitigated Gall

(3,838 posts)
32. Win at all costs.
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 03:03 PM
Mar 11

The republican ethic since Nixon. Everything else is secondary. This is the fallout.

You republicans own this. You put a bad guy in charge and now he’s going to burn your asses down.

getagrip_already

(14,971 posts)
33. Dark money doesnt care......
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 03:06 PM
Mar 11

They will still spend on ads and downballot candidates through pacs and direct spending.

$100m here, $200m there, sooner or later it doesn't matter.

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