2016 Postmortem

applegrove

(118,501 posts) Wed Aug 17, 2016, 08:32 PM Aug 2016

Trump’s Breitbart hire sends tremors through Capitol Hill

Trump’s Breitbart hire sends tremors through Capitol Hill

By Niall Stanage and Scott Wong at the Hill

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/291785-trumps-breitbart-hire-sends-tremors-through-capitol-hill

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Breitbart has been synonymous with attacks on the GOP leadership, especially in recent weeks and months. A particular foe: Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).

Back in May, Breitbart drew considerable criticism for a story that suggested Ryan was hypocritical for opposing Trump’s Muslim ban while sending his own children to Catholic school.

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More recently, as Ryan faced a primary challenge, Breitbart pounded out a drumbeat of negative stories. Among the headlines: “Paul Ryan plummets to 43 percent in new primary poll”; “Paul Ryan running scared in final days ahead of primary election”; “Desperate Paul Ryan floods Wisconsin with misleading television ads.”

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But Capitol Hill Republicans already disheartened by Trump’s scorched-earth campaign were apoplectic over the Wednesday morning shake-up.

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Trump’s Breitbart hire sends tremors through Capitol Hill (Original Post) applegrove Aug 2016 OP

This seems to me like the beginning of a media company. mr_liberal Aug 2016 #1

Hey, maybe that's not such a bad thing. Split the audience, decreasing Fox's influence? BobbyDrake Aug 2016 #3

That would just be two channels: Dumb and Dumber. Beartracks Aug 2016 #13

DBC - Douchebag Central CentralMass Aug 2016 #7

Maybe it's starting to sink in for the GOP - Trump used them. Avalux Aug 2016 #2

It will be interesting, that's for sure. WhiteTara Aug 2016 #4

Young voters flee Donald Trump in what may be historic trouncing, poll shows Jarqui Aug 2016 #6

Now that it's certain drumpf isn't gonna pivot KewlKat Aug 2016 #5

“I think Trump wants to lose but have media control over 25 percent of the party so TeamPooka Aug 2016 #8

I thought their "scorched earth campaign" was going to be aimed at Blue Idaho Aug 2016 #9

Breitbart makes Hannity Mr.Bill Aug 2016 #10

Disagree oberliner Aug 2016 #14

So what's left for the "October Surprise"? Trump battles costumed cartoon baddies in Times Square? Ford_Prefect Aug 2016 #11

It's like the eggs that Alien Richard Nixon laid in the Republican Party's chest greenman3610 Aug 2016 #12

I think the "plan" will be tavernier Aug 2016 #15

All Hillary all the time oberliner Aug 2016 #16

mr_liberal

(1,017 posts)

1. This seems to me like the beginning of a media company.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 08:39 PM

Aug 2016

I think Trump and this guy is going to develop a tv channel/media company after the election to compete with Fox News.

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)

3. Hey, maybe that's not such a bad thing. Split the audience, decreasing Fox's influence?

Reply to mr_liberal (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 08:43 PM

Aug 2016

That would be an optimal outcome.

Beartracks

(12,801 posts)

13. That would just be two channels: Dumb and Dumber.

Reply to BobbyDrake (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 10:44 PM

Aug 2016

Not sure which would be which. But while FOX's influence would get diluted, the same total amount of stupid would still be with us.

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CentralMass

(15,265 posts)

7. DBC - Douchebag Central

Reply to mr_liberal (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 08:59 PM

Aug 2016

Avalux

(35,015 posts)

2. Maybe it's starting to sink in for the GOP - Trump used them.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 08:40 PM

Aug 2016

Someone should have warned them to be careful when selling their souls - they may not like the new owner.

WhiteTara

(29,692 posts)

4. It will be interesting, that's for sure.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 08:47 PM

Aug 2016

I love that they are doing some heavy lifting for Democrats by being absolutely insane.

Jarqui

(10,122 posts)

6. Young voters flee Donald Trump in what may be historic trouncing, poll shows

Reply to WhiteTara (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 08:55 PM

Aug 2016

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/08/14/donald-trump-historic-trouncing-among-younger-voters-hillary-clinton-president-poll/88666746/

Why do voters tend to stick with whatever political party they join when they turn 18?
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_dismal_science/2010/12/you_never_forget_your_first.html

Trump is planting the seeds for a future generation of young Democrats.

And with shifting demographics, he may represent the last stand for the GOP as we know it.

All the more reason to soundly defeat him.

KewlKat

(5,624 posts)

5. Now that it's certain drumpf isn't gonna pivot

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 08:52 PM

Aug 2016

and he has selected the alt-right conservative, racist, anti-muslim, anti-immigrant piece of excrement....how long will it take the rethugs on the hill to cut off drumpfs funds and concentrate on the races down ticket?

Stuart Stevens, who served as senior strategist on 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney’s campaign, tweeted Wednesday that “The RNC shouldn't give a dime or help in anyway a campaign run by Breitbart. It's like funding CDC run by a Witch Doctor.”

I'm thinking maybe by the end of the week?

What are your thoughts?

TeamPooka

(24,210 posts)

8. “I think Trump wants to lose but have media control over 25 percent of the party so

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 10:16 PM

Aug 2016

he can make money off of them.”

Blue Idaho

(5,038 posts)

9. I thought their "scorched earth campaign" was going to be aimed at

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 10:20 PM

Aug 2016

Democrats. I now think I was mistaken. I think he's looking for the complete destruction of our democracy.

Mr.Bill

(24,253 posts)

10. Breitbart makes Hannity

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 10:34 PM

Aug 2016

look like Walter Cronkite.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

14. Disagree

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #10)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 10:51 PM

Aug 2016

Hannity is dumb even compared with the Breitbart people.

In fact, he is one of them.

Ford_Prefect

(7,873 posts)

11. So what's left for the "October Surprise"? Trump battles costumed cartoon baddies in Times Square?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 10:34 PM

Aug 2016

greenman3610

(3,947 posts)

12. It's like the eggs that Alien Richard Nixon laid in the Republican Party's chest

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 10:41 PM

Aug 2016

have finally burst out

tavernier

(12,370 posts)

15. I think the "plan" will be

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 11:00 PM

Aug 2016

to scorch earth with Bill Cinton's affairs, pound on every word that Hillary says is a lie, build a fortress of semi important people willing to make her into a demon, rip holes in every good deed and positive achievement of hers, and lie lie lie.

It's up to us to have her back.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

16. All Hillary all the time

Reply to tavernier (Reply #15)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 11:02 PM

Aug 2016

Read "Clinton Cash" if you want to get a sense of the playbook moving forward.

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