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Inside the Republican Party’s Desperate Mission to Stop Donald Trump
The New York Times:The scenario Karl Rove outlined was bleak.
Addressing a luncheon of Republican governors and donors in Washington on Feb. 19, he warned that Donald J. Trump’s increasingly likely nomination would be catastrophic, dooming the party in November. But Mr. Rove, the master strategist of George W. Bush’s campaigns, insisted it was not too late for them to stop Mr. Trump, according to three people present.
At a meeting of Republican governors the next morning, Paul R. LePage of Maine called for action. Seated at a long boardroom table at the Willard Hotel, he erupted in frustration over the state of the 2016 race, saying Mr. Trump’s nomination would deeply wound the Republican Party. Mr. LePage urged the governors to draft an open letter “to the people,” disavowing Mr. Trump and his divisive brand of politics.
Addressing a luncheon of Republican governors and donors in Washington on Feb. 19, he warned that Donald J. Trump’s increasingly likely nomination would be catastrophic, dooming the party in November. But Mr. Rove, the master strategist of George W. Bush’s campaigns, insisted it was not too late for them to stop Mr. Trump, according to three people present.
At a meeting of Republican governors the next morning, Paul R. LePage of Maine called for action. Seated at a long boardroom table at the Willard Hotel, he erupted in frustration over the state of the 2016 race, saying Mr. Trump’s nomination would deeply wound the Republican Party. Mr. LePage urged the governors to draft an open letter “to the people,” disavowing Mr. Trump and his divisive brand of politics.
Maine Governor Paul LePage Endorses Donald Trump
Gov. Paul LePage announced his endorsement on Friday while speaking on “The Howie Carr Show,” a conservative radio talk show based in Boston. The famously pugnacious governor said Trump owes him for paving the way when it comes to being outspoken.
http://www.redstate.com/streiff/2016/02/27/maine-governor-paul-lepage-endorses-donald-trump/
Gov. Paul LePage announced his endorsement on Friday while speaking on “The Howie Carr Show,” a conservative radio talk show based in Boston. The famously pugnacious governor said Trump owes him for paving the way when it comes to being outspoken.
http://www.redstate.com/streiff/2016/02/27/maine-governor-paul-lepage-endorses-donald-trump/
