{"id":1203,"date":"2016-11-13T19:16:56","date_gmt":"2016-11-13T23:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/steammarketing.com\/fodder\/?p=1203"},"modified":"2016-11-13T19:16:56","modified_gmt":"2016-11-13T23:16:56","slug":"beat-the-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steammarketing.com\/fodder\/beat-the-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"Beat The Odds."},"content":{"rendered":"

You woke up in the early morning of November 9 and went straight to the obituaries. You scanned dozens, looking for the name America, certain that she finally bit the dust. She had been terminally ill for years, each year becoming weaker, vital organs deteriorating one by one. And just the day before, all the medical experts said it was only a matter of hours. She was taken off life support. The clergy arrived to administer last rites. Then you saw it. Not on the obit page. But on the front page, top of the fold, the massive headline shouted: AMERICA LIVES. The story said she encountered a near death experience, only to revive and proclaim a cure of epic proportion. My God, Matilda, can you believe it? Think of the odds. Think of the massive opposition.** Contrary to historic behavior for sitting Presidents, Barak Obama stumped vigorously for Hillary, imploring, if not demanding, that African Americans must do their duty. The Major Media Complex eviscerated Trump every hour on the hour in ways seen and unseen. The pillars of the GOP Establishment — the Bush Family, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, John McCain, Lindsay Graham, John Kasich, Rob Portman, Ben Sasse, Ron Paul and many sitting\u00a0 Congressmen — publicly rejected him and worked to derail a GOP victory. The self avowed Conservative punditry, including Glenn Beck, Erick Erickson, George Will, Bill Kristol, David French, Brad Thor and many others — hammered him relentlessly during and after the primaries, vowed never to compromise their lofty principles; and publicly said they would not vote for him. You ask yourself repeatedly — what possible motive could persuade staunch public figures to hand back the White House keys to\u00a0 the Clinton Crime Family? What do these people have to lose? What do they fear? You want the answer to be simple. It’s not. Some of the them dislike Donald, dislike him viscerally, to their very core. Some of them distrust his temperament, believing he’s unqualified to play a necessary and serious political game. As crippled as America is, some do believe in an all powerful, centralized government dedicated to globalism. On a personal level, some may see him as a threat to their own relevance. But the root cause of their discontent is this: Donald Trump unceremoniously crashed their party. A TRUE OUTSIDER is simply not allowed. Obama at least “organized” communities and briefly sat in the Senate. The hated Ted Cruz was a state solicitor general and Washington lawmaker. Everyone — EVERYONE — on the national stage has done time — school board, city council, mayor, ward leader, state legislator, fundraiser, precinct worker — SOMETHING, SOME INVESTMENT, SOME CONTRIBUTION. YOU JUST DON’T DECIDE BECAUSE YOU’RE A RICH DUDE YOU CAN WALTZ IN HERE AND STEAL THIS JOB WHEN ALL OF US OUT HERE HAVE BEEN BUSTING ASS FOR DECADES, HELPING ELECT EACH OTHER, FIGHTING THE FIGHT. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? YOU HAVE TO EARN YOUR WAY IN THIS BUSINESS. YOU HAVE TO EARN YOUR STRIPES. YOU HAVE TO DESERVE THOSE STRIPES.<\/strong> And that’s the bottom line. Donald Trump occupies a unique place in American history. He stands completely alone. Only five presidents before him never held elected office; however, every one of those five\u00a0 “worked” for the Federal Government. Zachary Taylor, Ulysses Grant and Dwight Eisenhower were military commanders. William Howard Taft was Secretary of War. Herbert Hoover was Secretary of Commerce. Twenty-five years ago, Reagan tore down the Berlin wall. Five days ago, Trump knocked down the Beltway Club door — a door open only to Insiders. Every Insider owes allegiances. As in the Mafia, you have to be “made” to earn a seat at the table. Whatever his accomplishments may prove to be, Donald Trump will never be accepted by the Washington aristocracy. He is too much like the people who elected him — ordinary American citizens who bleed red, white and blue. He stood alone. He beat the odds.<\/p>\n

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REPUBLICANS VOTING FOR CLINTON<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former Sec. of State Colin Powell
\nNew York Rep. Richard Hanna
\nRichard Armitage, deputy secretary of state under George W. Bush
\nFormer New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd WhitmanFormer Conn. Rep. Chris Shays
\nFormer Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson
\nSally Bradshaw, adviser to Jeb Bush
\nMeg Whitman, Republican fundraiser
\nMark Salter, former aide McCain speechwriter
\nRobert Kagan, senior fellow, Brookings Institution
\nDavid Ross Meyers, former George W. Bush staffer
\nHarry Sloan, GOP financier for McCain, Romney, and Kasich
\nCindy Guerra, former GOP chair, FLA
\nLionel Sosa, adman for Reagan & GW
\nBen Howe, con. editor, RedState website
\nJamie Weinstein, sr. ed., Daily Caller
\nCarlos Gutierrez, former Sec’y of Commerce
\nRosario Marin, former U.S. Treasurer
\nRichard J. Cross, III, GOP Speechwriter
\nFormer Va. Sen. John Warner
\nFormer New York Rep. Sherwood Boehlert
\nFormer MD Rep. Connie Morella
\nFormer MN Sen. David Durenberger
\nMichael Chertoff, former Secretary of HS for GW
\nFrank Lavin, former Reagan political director
\nPhil Brady, assistant to VP George H.W. Bush
\nJim Cicconi, asst to Reagan
\nJames Clad, former asst defense sec’y
\nFormer MD state Sen. Howard Denis
\nDoug Elmets, former Reagan speechwriter
\nMiguel “Mike” Fernandez, Miami billionaire for Jeb
\nCharles Fried, US solicitor general under Reagan
\nDiedra Garcia, Colo. Chamber of Commerce CEO
\nNew Hampshire State Rep. Carlos Gonzalez*
\nJames Kunder, former Bush assistant administrator for Asia
\nJimmy LaSalvia, co-founder, GOProud
\nJennifer Pierotti Lim, co-founder, GOP Women for Hillary
\nFormer U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin
\nFormer Penn. State Sen. Jack McGregor
\nJohn Negroponte, deputy secretary of state for GW
\nDavid Nierenberg, former finance chair for Romney
\nRichard Painter, former associate counsel to GW
\nHenry M. Paulson, Jr., former Treasury Sec’y
\nWilliam A. Pierce, former public affairs sec’y, H & Human Services
\nWilliam K. Reilly, former EPA admin.
\nNicholas Rostow, former special assistant to Reagan and George H.W.
\nDeborah Loewer, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
\nWilliam Ruckelshaus, Former EPA Administrator to Reagan and Nixon
\nScott Rutter, Lt Col, U.S. Army (Ret.) Romney for President
\nClaudine Schneider, Former U.S. Congresswoman
\nJohn J.H. Schwarz, Former MI Congressman
\nBrent Scowcroft, Former Nat’l Sec. Adv. to Ford and George H.W. Bush
\nRick Stoddard, Rep. and Banker in Denver
\nAmbassador Pete Teeley, Press Sec’y to VP George H.W. Bush
\nRobert H. Tuttle, Former Asst. to Reagan;
\nLezlee Westine, Former Director of Public Liaison
\nGrant Woods, Arizona Attorney General
\nLarry Pressler, former U.S. House of Representatives
\nWilliam Milliken, Michigan Governor
\nLouis Wade Sullivan, sec’y, H & H services under George H.W.
\nDonald Gregg: VP George H.W. nat’l sec. adv.
\nFormer New Hampshire Sen. Gordon Humphrey
\nAna Navarro, Republican strategist<\/p>\n

REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING FOR TRUMP<\/strong><\/p>\n

Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk*
\nMaine Sen. Susan Collins*
\nNebraska Sen. Ben Sasse*
\nSouth Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (2016 presidential candidate)*
\nVirginia Rep. Scott Rigell
\nFlorida Rep. Carlos Curbelo
\nMass. Gov. Charlie Baker
\nFlorida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen*
\nIowa Sen. David Johnson (formerly Republican, now an Independent)*
\nMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan*
\nMich. Rep. Justin Amash*
\nSouth Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford*
\nWisconsin Rep. Reid Ribble*
\nIllinois Rep. Bob Dold*
\nDave Yost, Ohio auditor of state
\nIllinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger*
\nMitt Romney, 2012 GOP nominee, former Massachusetts governor
\nFormer Fla. Sen. Mel Martinez
\nFormer Minn. Sen. Norm Coleman
\nFormer Texas Rep. Ron Paul
\nEliot Cohen, counselor of the Department of State
\nFormer Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush, 2016 Republican presidential candidate
\nFormer Okla. Rep. J.C. WattsFormer Penn. Gov. Tom Ridge
\nPaul Wolfowitz, deputy secretary of defense for George W. Bush
\nFormer Oklahoma Rep. Mickey Edwards
\nRudy Fernandez, former special assistant to George W. Bush
\nFormer South Carolina Rep. Bob Inglis
\nKen Mehlman, former Republican National Committee chairman
\nPatrick Ruffini, Republican strategist and early #NeverTrump adopter
\nTim Miller, former spokesman for Jeb Bush
\nPeter Wehner, GOP strategis
\nLiz Mair, GOP strategist
\nRick Wilson, Republican operative
\nStuart Stevens, top strategist, Romney 2012
\nKevin Madden, former Mitt Romney communications director
\nBill Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard
\nErick Erickson, conservative, former editor of RedState
\nSteve Deace, conservative commentator and radio talk show host
\nBrian Bartlett, GOP communications strategist
\nJay Caruso, contributing editor at RedState
\nLinda Chavez, conservative columnist
\nMindy Finn, GOP media strategist, independent VP candidate
\nJon Gabriel, editor-in-chief of Ricochet
\nStephen Hayes, senior writer at The Weekly Standard
\nGlenn Beck, host of The Glenn Beck Program and founder of TheBlaze
\nNathan Wurtzel, Make America Awesome Again super PAC
\nGeorge Will, Washington Post columnist and Fox News commentator
\nBruce Carroll, creator of GayPatriot.org
\nMona Charen, senior fellow at Ethics and Public Policy Center
\nDean Clancy, former FreedomWorks vice president
\nRory Cooper, GOP strategist, senior adviser to the Never Trump PAC
\nDaniel Vajdich, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council
\nMichael Graham, conservative radio host
\nConnor Walsh, former digital director for Eric Cantor, founder of Build Digital
\nJonah Goldberg, senior editor at National Review
\nAlan Goldsmith, former staffer, House Foreign Affairs Committee
\nStephen Gutowski, Free Beacon staff writer
\nRoss Douthat, New York Times columnist
\nDoug Heye, former communications director for the Republican National Committee
\nBrad Thor, conservative author
\nCharlie Sykes, radio show host
\nErik Soderstrom, conservative blogger
\nDavid French, National Review writer
\nJennifer Rubin, conservative opinion columnist for the Washington Post
\nQuin Hillyer, conservative columnist
\nUtah Rep. Mia Love*
\nNevada Sen. Joe Heck*
\nAriz. Sen. John McCain*
\nNew Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte*
\nW. Va. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito*
\nOhio Sen. Rob Portman*
\nAlaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski*
\nOhio Gov. John Kasich, former 2016 presidential candidate*
\nUtah Gov. Gary Herbert*
\nAlabama Gov. Robert Bentley*
\nNevada Gov. Brian Sandoval*
\nNevada Rep. Crescent Hardy*
\nCalifornia Rep. Steve Knight
\nPennsylvania Rep. Charlie Dent*
\nFlorida Rep. Tom Rooney*
\nCalifornia Rep. David G. Valadao*
\nNew Jersey Rep. Frank LoBiondo*
\nMinnesota Rep. Erik Paulsen*
\nFrmr Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty
\nFrmr California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
\nNew Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno*<\/p>\n

Source: NBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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