GOP officials, donors blame Trump for weak Republican showing in Georgia runoffs

[sabra]

Source: CNBC

Republican officials, donors and advisors, many of them behind the scenes, blamed President Donald Trump for the party’s poor showing in the Senate runoff elections in the once reliably red state of Georgia.

“Trump f----d the party,” a staunch Trump ally said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The president, this campaign official said, “just made people not trust the system and made it tough for candidates to take positions for their states.”

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A GOP strategist with ties to Trump critic Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah., said the losses will lead to the Republican Party splitting. This will, in turn, lead to “the beginning of a long war of attrition,” including vicious battles in “primaries for 2022 races, and eventually the 2024 primary.”

Romney himself appeared to take aim at Trump on Wednesday. “It turns out telling voters the election is rigged is not a good way to turn out your voters,” said Romney, a former Republican presidential nominee who was the only member of his party to vote to remove Trump during the impeachment trial last year.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/06/gop-officials-donors-blame-trump-for-weak-republican-showing-in-georgia-runoffs.html

[grumpyduck]

1. Thank you donnie.

[Thekaspervote]

2. They are going to tie a cement buoy around his ankle..along with his ilk

His political capital is GONE!!

[central scrutinizer]

3. Fuck you assholes

You have no principles as is evidenced by the lack of a party platform this election. You’re only good at telling which way the wind is blowing and trying to cover your own asses.

[ToxMarz]

4. Trump may have been one nail in the coffin for their chances in Georgia

But Kemp screwing over Stacy Abrams and her payback with Fairfight and GOTV set the stage.

[William Seger]

11. When a basketball team wins 99-98, some people credit the win to the last basket

... or maybe to the player who scored the most baskets. Actually, it took all the baskets to win.

[Polybius]

5. Personally, I disagree somewhat

I think Mitch lost it for them last week by not bringing the $2,000 to a vote. I personally know two Republicans who wanted him out. Money comes first.

[Gregory Peccary]

6. Trump didn't "fuck the party" all by himself

The whole Republican party fucked themselves by licking his boots and embracing the traitorous sickness that is Trumpism.

[William Seger]

12. Yeah, they spread their legs, W I D E

[liberalhistorian]

7. Where's my microscopic violin?

Fuck them! They bought it, they own it!

[Lonestarblue]

8. Republicans may fear Trump's base, but once he is gone they'll still vote for Republicans.

No one in Trump’s right-wing not base would ever vote for a Democrat. I hope Trump takes his base with him and splits the Republican Party. That would be a beautiful thing.

[keithbvadu2]

9. Kelly and David did take some solid positions.

Kelly and David did take some solid positions.

Kelly campaigned with KKK folks.

David displayed his white power symbol right in the open.

[LiberalLovinLug]

10. .....

[LudwigPastorius]

13. You fucking Republican idiots.

It's the "Scorpion and the Frog" fable.

You knew what Trump was when you went all in on that piece of shit.

So, you know... FUCK you guys!

[Paladin]

14. You're 4 years late, you pathetic, evil jackoffs. (nt)

[4Q2u2]

15. They are going to be really pissed

They spent a ton of money to have their taxes raised thru the roof.
Now with the new sun light laws on sheltering their cash abroad. It will be a painful year for the rich.

[Roc2020]

16. Really? DUH. Who didn't see that coming?

[Escurumbele]

17. OK, this is it...its the food combined with the water

The donors are shocked, they did not know trump could behave the way he has, there was no clue throughout his time on earth that could have told anyone what a worm, what a nincowpoop (in the words of Bugs Bunny), what a corrupt, unintelligent individual trump is...I mean, who knew??? And all that money they gave away, always expecting a presidential human being who never showed up because he just can't, but what a surprise, isn't it?

Well, I am glad they wasted their money...fuck you donors!

[SWBTATTReg]

18. The republicans did this all by themselves by not representing the American people. Thugs all,

as we can see clearly today, via the news in the Capitol / Wash. D.C.

[Marthe48]

19. Any rethugs blaming trump for the traitor riots today?

n/t

[TomCADem]

20. Was it really weak? I thought Republican turnout was high for a special runoff election

nt

[LiberalFighter]

21. So the donors and officials are not responsible when they supported Trump?

[Aussie105]

22. Republicans have always been sneaky.

Looking after themselves, gaining power and money at the expense of the common folk.
But they were subtle about it, so few people noticed or were upset enough to do something about it.

Then along comes Trump, who lifts the Republican game to new levels, blatant, in your face arrogance, cranked up to an obnoxious level high enough for people to go 'This isn't right, something needs to be done!'

Result? Record voter turnout, record Democratic Party votes.

Dislike for Trump now flows back up the sewage pipes to drench the whole Republican Party.
Jumping ship and them saying 'Never liked Trump and the way he did business, anyway', won't work.

Trump really has destroyed the Republican Party. Too bad, so sad, live with it, Republicans!

[Skittles]

23. that's what you fuckers get for enabling a fucking MONSTER

FUCK YOU ALL