Post by libby on Jan 16, 2016 3:05:15 GMT -6
Behind Closed Doors, RNC Committeeman Urges Party To Dump Trump
If you think the Republican Party has resigned itself to having Donald Trump as its standard bearer, that conclusion may be premature.
Politico reports that the Republican National Committee gathered yesterday for its Winter Meeting, where committeeman Holland Redfield made an impassioned five-minute plea to RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, urging him to stiffen his spine and not allow the party to be blackmailed by the Apprentice ringmaster.
“You can argue with me," Redfield told Chairman Priebus, "but we’re almost terrorized as members of our party. ‘Shut up. Toe the line, embrace each other, and let’s go forward.’ I understand that. But there is a limit to loyalty. I am loyal to this party by speaking out on these very issues.”
Redfield, (he's in the center of the photo on the right which was taken at last night's debate,) made his off-the-cuff remarks at a private breakfast meeting Thursday morning. Though he never mentioned Trump by name, he left little doubt about who he was complaining about:
“As a party" said Redfield, "we owe it to ourselves to speak up, and not let the tail wag the dog, and not let someone say, all of a sudden, ‘If you don’t play my game, then I’m running as an Independent.”
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