Why do Republicans say sky is falling? Is it?
Smith also predicted that the Trump-Clinton matchup at the top of the ballot will have only a minimal impact on down-ballot races, such as the U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Kelly Ayotte and Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan.
It addresses a legitimate concern people have about Trump – that it’s risky to put someone who seems erratic, unpredictable, uninformed, and vengeful in the Oval Office.
‘As you know from his other career, Donald likes to fire people, ‘ Christie told a closed-door meeting with dozens of donors at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, according to an audio recording obtained by Reuters and two participants in the meeting.
Eighty-one percent of those polled say they would feel afraid if either Trump or Clinton were elected.
With ambivalence toward the Republican presidential nominee running high, this year’s G.O.P. convention has been less a rally for Donald Trump than a Hillary Clinton hate-fest.
“He will focus on making quality childcare affordable and accessible for all”, she said.
Trump’s transition advisers fear that Obama may convert these appointees to civil servants, who have more job security than officials who have been politically appointed.
He performed a show trial of 68-year-old Clinton, whipping the crowd into frenzied chants of “Lock her Up!”
He scolded President Obama for making America “a more unsafe environment” with his “irresponsible rhetoric… to divide us by race and color”. The governor left out yet another lie, that she only used one device for email. Seventy-five percent of respondents say their choice for president is motivated by the desire to make sure the other candidate does not win. The “Lock her up” chant has offended some Republicans who have yet to warm up to Trump’s brash rhetoric.
But it does go to that degree with some Trump supporters, especially those present at the event these New Yorkers got together to watch.
“People are excited about him because he’s a New Yorker”.
“I got up this morning and I was watching some of the news broadcasts”, said delegate Jerry Rovner. “My message is that things have to change – and they have to change right now”, Trump said.
“They don’t understand why justice wasn’t done”, he said. “Let’s face the facts: Hillary Clinton cared more about protecting her own secrets than she cared about protecting America’s secrets”. He said the campaign staff, the family and the candidate often form a political “love triangle” that needs to be balanced. When it comes to working for a Trump victory, Republicans should not lack for motivation, he said.
He ended with a warning to all the naysayers who thought he would never win the GOP nomination and still believe he can not win the presidency.
“I want to see if he’ll start talking with more respect and becoming more presidential versus the lashing out people and the juvenile, immature behavior that he’s exhibited”, said.Michael Nohr of San Francisco.