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Hot Scoop: Even Mitt Couldnt Stand Donald Trump
by Ben Jacobs
November 8th, 2012 | Pop Culture | Press & Politics | Reviews | Smartest Post
The first tell-all expose from the Romney campaign emerged yesterday. In it, McKay Coppins from Buzzfeed revealed that like most of America, Mitt Romneys campaign finds Donald Trump irritating. According to Coppins:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/the-donald-problem
The task of keeping him happy, then, fell mainly to campaign press secretary Andrea Saul, a natural schmoozer with a disarming Georgia accent and an inordinate tolerance for BS. Trumps entourage called campaign headquarters constantly, eagerly passing along strategy ideas from their boss, and the calls were always patched through to Sauls office. Her desk became littered with Trump aides business cards, and post-it notes reminding her to call them back. (Saul did not respond to BuzzFeeds request for comment.)
The surprise of Coppins story is that this irritation didnt erupt in the autumn, when Trump was loudly proclaiming his doubts about President Obamas college records to anyone who would listen. This was before Trump even endorsed Romney at the beginning of February. By the general election, the situation, as Coppins described was:
So Trump barreled along toward Election Day, ostensibly supporting Romney but ultimately unwilling to do what was necessary to get him elected (in this case, laying low and keeping his mouth shut). He used Romneys candidacy as a vehicle to rail against the president he hated, and when he was feeling generous, he occasionally paid lip service to the Republican nominee.
MORE:
http://daily-download.com/mitt-stand-donald-trump/
lalalu
(1,663 posts)Who wants to take this?
FarPoint
(12,393 posts)He was "handled" through the entire endevor. Once the Monster Super Pac's got involved,,,Romney was just following directions.
lalalu
(1,663 posts)FarPoint
(12,393 posts)the difference was *bush probably could be dangerous if he was fed lies by the team. Romney...he was "handled by management".
Old and In the Way
(37,540 posts)$390MM worth of investments comes with a pricetag. Was Romney really in control of his campaign when this kind of money is involved? I really would like to understand the details of donations to both campaigns this cycle. I suspect that Romney had far fewer total small donations (under $50) than Obama had. If a few hundred people are financing your campaign, you're going to pay attention to their needs because their contributions are made with an expectation of a ROI.
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)nt