Perhaps we have found something in trump voters we can exploit— the hatred of paul ryan and reince priebus?
Today, I was researching ryan’s plan to gut medicare and social security (as soon as trump is in the oval office) as an issue we Dems could push hard against via social media before the inauguration. And I mean us — we can’t wait till our party leaders get around to it.
My thinking — I want those soon-to-retire boomers who voted for trump to see ryan wants to gut their benefits and plans to use trump to do it.
Lo and behold, search results kicked up this November 13, 2016, Breitbart article:
Paul Ryan’s Legislation Could Ensure Trump’s Success
www.breitbart.com/…
Essentially, this article, written by the site’s senior editor-at-large, applauds ryan’s plan to leverage trump’s win as a way gut medicare and social security. And the writer warns against conservative infighting:
… Martin is correct to point out an apparent tension between Ryan and Trump on the question of entitlement reform. Trump campaigned across the nation on a promise to protect Social Security. “You made a deal a long time ago,” he told Iowa voters on the Sunday before Election Day.
… The proposals Ryan made as chair of the House Budget Committee to tackle the deficit and the debt were among the reasons conservatives cheered his nomination as Mitt Romney’s running mate in 2012. Those plans are even more relevant today.
In every area other than trade and immigration, Ryan’s policies line up with Trump’s policies. The remaining tensions on entitlement reform, and the details of specific tax policies, could be the subject of productive negotiation between the White House and Congress.
… Conservatives should give Ryan a chance to show what he is capable of achieving when he is finally able to pass legislation. He could help Trump make his first 100 days among the most consequential of any president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Blah, blah, blah — no surprise here. What did surprise me was the backlash in the comments section. Here are a choice few:
RINO Ryan is an American Traitor --- we must get rid of this scumbag!
Lock him up! Lock him up!
TRUMP can make that happen BUT with the SNAKE Reince next to him . Will he ???. The RINOGOP think they have the tool next to TRUMP to co opt him. They do in the SNAKE.
I dont like BB trying shove Ryan down my throat. He is a snake of the lowest kind and will bite Trump from BEHIND or sabotage things secretly behind closed doors. I say it is time for a little infighting
Ryan will do his best to sabotage Trump and throw a screw into the middle class.
I am beginning to smell a Rat!! Could that be a big fat dirty one named Bannon? Maybe a couple of rats with his mousy little bro Rinse Penis.
Thus the Bannon network covers the surrender of Trump to the Republican establishment.
Oh, now Breitbart is shoving Ryan down our throats? I'd say it's high time for a little GOP infighting.
Then I searched to find the breitbart opinion of reince priebus. I found this November 13, 2016, breitbart article rejecting reince priebus as a trump advisor and this comment section devolved into infighting:
Donald KEEP YOUR WORD!!!! Drain the swamp, do NOT put the swamp dwellers to work for you!!! An edit 35 minutes after my post. To all you Penis supporters go to hell TRAITORS, yeah I've read all your stupid azz replies. Donald you just let the weasel into the hen house and I'm disappointed.
Why do you give a fig about President Elect Trump when you evidently have no respect for the choices that he makes?
Because we don't have blind faith and we haven't made Trump our messiah and lord god. And some people have better instincts to judge the likes of Preibus that he is a treacherous creep.
You have no idea whether he has the guts to fire Ryan or not. I say he does but I'll wait and see because it's too soon to tell.
He's put the chief alligator in charge of the White House. How is that draining the f-ing swamp? He's in full W Bush mode, and Ryan is playing the part of Cheney and Rumsfeld….Trump has already forgotten about us and conceded the most important position to Paul Ryan. Bad bad start.
I agree with you. It will be more than disheartening if Trump were just another Rhino.
You bumpkin rubes elected a NY liberal, what did you expect? The Trump that was spouting BS you wanted to hear? You should have payed attention to what he said and did before he joined the Republican Party last year and magically mystically became a "conservative". You deserve everything you get for not electing a real conservative who's actions backed up his words, Ted Cruz.
If Trump picks washington hacks for his team then it's over, the people lost.
He deserves a spot. Just not Chief of Staff. He stood up to the RNC when nobody else would. It would of been much easier on him if he didn't. Thanks Mr Preibus. Mr Trump rewards loyalty.
I better see a physical wall in 4 years. I heard a Repub this morning inch toward a "virtual wall". Not going to do it. I better see a physical wall in 4 years. I supported him, voted for him, made phone calls for him, put a sign out, and wore a hat. I better see a physical wall in 4 years.
The back and forth fighting in this one goes on and on … it makes our infighting look tame by comparison.
Any ideas on how to wield twitter and facebook — right now — in ways that rile up trump voters against paul ryan and reince priebus and eventually trump himself?