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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump takes control of the GOP machine
The White House and its allies are taking over the Republican infrastructure, one state party at a time.Now comes stage two of President Donald Trumps takeover of the Republican Party.
With the Republican National Committee firmly in his control, the White House and Trumps political allies are now moving to lock down the state Republican parties, installing loyalists in top positions and laying the groundwork for the 2018 midterms and his 2020 reelection campaign in key swing states.
Under the watchful eye of the president and the White House political office, Trump skeptics have been ousted from atop state committees. Lines of contact have been established to gauge the political temperature on the ground and monitor key upcoming races beginning with the 2017 governor and attorney general races in Virginia.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/trump-republican-party-takeover-states-237075
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Trump takes control of the GOP machine (Original Post)
UCmeNdc
Apr 2017
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spooky3
(34,517 posts)1. The Trump wannabe trails badly in the VA Repub gov primary.
Unfortunately, the general election is likely to be close.
caroldansen
(725 posts)2. They want this country to go down the toilet with them. It wont.
Only they will.
ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)3. he's their brat, so let them suffer the consequences. nt
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)4. They can put Iowa on their DONE list
Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)5. We'll be able to gauge dRumpf's success in state party takeovers
from the subsequent list of state committee bankruptcy filings.
He's a whiz at running things.
3_Limes
(363 posts)6. Great news for us!
With Trumps record of turning everything he touches to shit, I'm happy to hear this.
Not ignoring the need for at least two functioning parties in American politics, I look forward to seeing what emerges when the Rs reform after this disaster.